Panathenaic Stadium

09/09/2026

🔥 Official rehearsal for the Flame Lighting and Handover Ceremony for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

📍 Thursday, April 10, Panathenaic Stadium, 11:30 – free admission for the public.

07/09/2026

🔥 The Lighting and Handover Ceremony of the Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place at Panathenaic Stadium.

The Lighting and Handover Ceremony of the Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place at the iconic Panathenaic Stadium on Thursday, 10 September 2026, at 11:30 a.m., in the presence of IOC President Kirsty Coventry.

Admission for the public is free. The Ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m., while all spectators should be seated by 11:20 a.m. The Ceremony will be broadcast live by ERT.

The Ceremony carries special symbolism, as it will be the first event to be held at the Panathenaic Stadium while works are underway to replace the track surface and clean its marble structures.

For the Youth Olympic Games, a special protocol is applied under which the Lighting and Handover of the Flame take place during the same Ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium. The Kallimarmaro, a symbol of modern Olympic history, will once again serve as the meeting point between the Greek Olympic tradition and a new generation of athletes from around the world.

The artistic direction and choreography of the Priestesses’ ritual have been entrusted to Artemis Ignatiou, while actress Katerina Misichroni will assume the role of High Priestess for the first time. The Ceremony’s musical composition has been created by Marios Ioannou Elia, while the Priestesses’ costumes have been designed by internationally acclaimed Greek designer Mary Katrantzou.

The Ceremony will be presented by sports journalist Penelope Gioni, representing a new generation of journalists and bringing a contemporary and fresh perspective to the event.

The artistic programme will open with a dynamic performance by the Greek National Cheerleading Team, featuring the Aposperides, European Champions in the Cheer Hip Hop category in both 2025 and 2026, and the Amazones, who have achieved significant international distinctions in the Cheer Pom category.

Senegal, the host country of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, will be represented by singer Kya Loum, who will present a live cultural performance and perform the National Anthem of Senegal.

07/09/2026

🔥 The Lighting and Handover Ceremony of the Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place at Panathenaic Stadium.

The Lighting and Handover Ceremony of the Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place at the iconic Panathenaic Stadium on Thursday, 10 September 2026, at 11:30 a.m., in the presence of IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Admission for the public is free. The Ceremony will begin at 11:30...

17/08/2026

Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.

Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.

Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium is undergoing its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.

17/08/2026

Ο Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός (Ε.Ε.Σ.), σε συνεργασία με την Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή, διοργανώνουν συναυλία με τίτλο: «Κρατάμε τη Φλόγα της Ειρήνης, της Ελπίδας και του Ανθρωπισμού Αναμμένη», σε καλλιτεχνική διεύθυνση – επιμέλεια, Πασχάλη Τόνιου, η οποία θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τρίτη, 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026, στις 21:00, στο εμβληματικό Καλλιμάρμαρο – Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, με ελεύθερη είσοδο για το κοινό.

Πρόκειται για μια μοναδική εκδήλωση με έντονο ανθρωπιστικό και συμβολικό χαρακτήρα, αφιερωμένη στις διαχρονικές αξίες που πρεσβεύει και προασπίζεται ο Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός εδώ και σχεδόν 150 χρόνια: την αλληλεγγύη, την ειρήνη, την εθελοντική προσφορά, την ελπίδα και τον σεβασμό προς τον συνάνθρωπο.

Στη μεγάλη συναυλία θα συμμετάσχουν οι συνθέτες: Γιώργος Χατζηνάσιος, Πασχάλης Τόνιος, Νίκος Πλατύραχος. Επίσης, γνωστοί, καταξιωμένοι καλλιτέχνες: Γεράσιμος Ανδρεάτος, Ελένη Δήμου, Δώρος Δημοσθένους, Βίκυ Καρατζόγλου, Πένυ Μπαλτατζή, Μαριάνα Παπαμακαρίου,Ανδριάνα Μπάμπαλη, Μέμος Μπεγνής, Σοφία Παπάζογλου, Βασίλης Σκουλάς, Μπάμπης Τσέρτος, Γιώργης Χριστοδούλου.

Θα συνοδέψουν οι μουσικοί: Θανάσης Βασιλάς, Καραγιάννης Γιώργος, Κυριάκος Γκουβέντας, Θανάσης Σοφράς, Χριστοδουλάκης Δημήτρης, Δήμητρα Χανιαλάκη, Κονταράτος Βαγγέλης, Γιοβάνος Γιάννος, Παναγιώτης Βέργος, Βουδούρης Ανδρέας, Ζούμπος Χρήστος, Ντάσο Κούρτης

Επίσης, στη μεγάλη συναυλία θα συμμετάσχουν, εγνωσμένης αξίας, 46 χορωδίες με 1.000 χορωδούς.

10/08/2026

🎥Πλάνα από τις εργασίες καθαρισμού των μαρμάρων στο Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο που ξεκίνησε η Hellenic Olympic Committee με τη χορηγία της Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., συμφερόντων του κ. Βαγγέλη Μαρινάκη.

10/08/2026

Cleaning and conservation works on the marble of the Panathenaic Stadium began this morning, on the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) and with the financial support of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., the shipping company affiliated with Mr. Evangelos Marinakis.

Cleaning and conservation works on the marble of the Panathenaic Stadium began this morning, on the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) and with the financial support of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., the shipping company affiliated with Mr. Evangelos Marinakis. This is a particula...

31/07/2026

🏀The race to the FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2026 reaches another milestone as the 13th Challenger of the 2026 season lands in one of world sport's most iconic venues.
📍The FIBA 3x3 Athens Challenger 2026, taking place on July 31-August 1 at the legendary Panathenaic Stadium promises two days of elite action as teams battle for three coveted tickets to a FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2026 TBC stop later this season.

17/07/2026

👉Hellenic Olympic Committee launches major upgrade and restoration works at the Panathenaic Stadium.
⬇️⬇️⬇️The article of the Inside The Games

The Hellenic Olympic Committee began work on Friday at the Panathenaic Stadium with a new track, marble cleaning and modern lighting to preserve the historic venue and help the city target the signature athletics meeting in 2027.

15/07/2026

Aerial view of Panathenaic Stadium during the outdoor pole vault event “Fly Athens” of the Greek Olympic medalist Emmanouil Karalis