Countdown clock for Paris Olympics hits 100-day mark on same day Olympic Torch is lit


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PARIS — The Olympic Torch is lit and the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is 100 days away. The countdown clock in Paris hit the 100-day mark Tuesday. That came on the same day the torch was lit at the birthplace of the sporting competition in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The French capital will officially open the games July 26 with a celebration on the Seine River.

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