Polish three-time Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Włodarczyk received the Flame of Peace in a lantern that will be taken to Poland before the European Games ©EOC

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EOC leader Spyros Capralos, second from right and Executive Committee member Hasan Arat, second from left, attend a press conference in Rome alongside Kraków-Małopolska President Marcin Nowak, left, and Polish IOC member Maja Włoszczowska, right ©EOC
EOC leader Spyros Capralos, second from right and Executive Committee member Hasan Arat, second from left, attend a press conference in Rome alongside Kraków-Małopolska President Marcin Nowak, left, and Polish IOC member Maja Włoszczowska, right ©EOC


EOC President Spyros Capralos speaks at the start of the Flame of Peace Lighting Ceremony ©EOC
EOC President Spyros Capralos speaks at the start of the Flame of Peace Lighting Ceremony ©EOC


Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malagò underlined his enthusiasm for the European Games ©EOC
Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malagò underlined his enthusiasm for the European Games ©EOC


Italy's Sports Minister Andrea Abodi welcomed European Games officials to Rome for the handover ceremony ©EOC
Italy's Sports Minister Andrea Abodi welcomed European Games officials to Rome for the handover ceremony ©EOC


Spectators watched on at the Ara Pacis Museum as Polish President Andrzej Duda gave his speech ©EOC
Spectators watched on at the Ara Pacis Museum as Polish President Andrzej Duda gave his speech ©EOC


The European Olympic Committees were praised by Polish President Andrzej Duda for refusing to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the European Games in his home country ©EOC
The European Olympic Committees were praised by Polish President Andrzej Duda for refusing to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the European Games in his home country ©EOC


Polish President Andrzej Duda receives the symbolic olive tree from EOC leader Spyros Capralos ©EOC
Polish President Andrzej Duda receives the symbolic olive tree from EOC leader Spyros Capralos ©EOC


EOC President Spyros Capralos passes the Flame of Peace to Polish President Andrzej Duda during the handover ceremony ©EOC
EOC President Spyros Capralos passes the Flame of Peace to Polish President Andrzej Duda during the handover ceremony ©EOC


Four-time Olympic race walk champion Robert Korzeniowski collects the Flame of Peace ©EOC
Four-time Olympic race walk champion Robert Korzeniowski collects the Flame of Peace ©EOC