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What Olympic ceremony takes place at the Panathenaic Stadium?

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The Panathenaic Stadium serves as the official venue where the Olympic flame is handed over to the host country for each Olympic Games.1

While the stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the inaugural modern 1896 Olympic Games, its current primary ceremonial role is the handover of the flame.12