Tokyo Olympic Games

Hollywood star to run as torchbearer in Sparta for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:08

Scottish actor Gerard Butler will be in Sparta on March 14 to run as a torchbearer for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, a local mayor said Thursday.

Speaking to state-run broadcaster ERT, Petros Doukas said the actor will also be in the city in June to attend the celebrations for the 2,500 years of the Battle of Thermopylae.