VIDEO SHOWS: WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE SITE OF ANCIENT OLYMPIA AND THE TEMPLE OF HERA THIS MORNING/MUDDY STADIUM, WET MARBLE PAVEMENTS, WATER PUDDLES, CLOUDS IN CLEAR SKY/ VISITORS WALKING AROUND RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE (NOVEMBER 26, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF COLUMNS REFLECTED IN A RAINWATER PUDDLE ON THE FLOOR OF THE TEMPLE OF HERA 2. SUN SHINING THROUGH CLOUDS BEHIND ANCIENT COLUMNS 3. PART OF THE TEMPLE OF HERA WITH WHITE CLOUDS IN CLEAR SKY 4. WET FLOOR OF THE TEMPLE OF HERA 5. VARIOUS OF THE ANCIENT STADIUM WHERE THE ORIGINAL GAMES WERE HELD, ITS GRASS TURNED MUDDY 6. VARIOUS OF VISITORS IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE 7. VARIOUS OF THE SITE IN PARTIALLY CLOUDY WEATHER 8. CLOUDS REFLECTED IN A WATER PUDDLE TO THE BACKDROP OF ANCIENT COLUMNS 9. VARIOUS OF THE TEMPLE OF HERA 10. CLOUDS REFLECTED IN WATER PUDDLE 11. TEMPLE OF HERA 12. WATER PUDDLE IN THE TEMPLE 13. VISITORS TAKING PICTURES 14. VARIOUS OF ANCIENT OLYMPIA IN SUNNY WEATHER STORY: Sunlight broke through scattered clouds over the Temple of Hera on Wednesday (November 26), reflecting in puddles of rainwater, as visitors walked around Ancient Olympia, where patches of mud were still visible in the stadium of the original Games despite the bright morning weather. At the nearby archaeological museum, preparations were underway to host the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics torch-lighting ceremony, which was decided to be held there instead of the ancient outdoor stadium due to bad weather. The torch is traditionally ignited using the sun’s rays and a parabolic mirror in an elaborate outdoor ceremony at the site of the ancient Games, with actresses playing priestesses and appealing to sun god Apollo for his help. But the area in the western Peloponnese has seen consecutive days of heavy rain, forcing organisers to change their plans. It is not the first time that the weather has affected the torch-lighting ceremony or its dress rehearsal but it is the first time in decades that the event itself has been moved to an indoor location. (Production: Stamos Prousalis, Valentini Anagnostopoulou)
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