The Torch Bearer Sakai Yoshinori Is Bringing The Torch To Light The Olympic Fire In The Cauldron And Officially Start Olympic Games

The Japanese Yoshinori Sakai, the last torch bearer of the opening ceremony, is climbing the stairs of the Olympic National Stadium to light the fire in the cauldron and start the Games of the XVIII Olympiad officially; the young racer was born on the day Hiroshima was destroyed by the nuclear bomb. Tokyo (Japan), October 10, 1964. (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images)