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Olympic flame for London Summer Games lit in ancient Olympia | The flame for the London 2012 Summer Games was lit
on Thursday at the site of the first Olympics 2,800 years ago. In front of the
ancient ruins of the Temple of Hera, an actress playing as a high priestesses
lit the Olympic flame by the rays of the sun in a parabolic mirror. The flame-lighting
ceremony was attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge and London Olympic chief Sebastian Coe. The flame was handed over to the
first torchbearer, Greek world swimming champion Spyros Gianniotis, marking the
start of an 1,800-mile journey through the country featuring 490 torchbearers.
It will then be handed to London organizers on May 17 in Athens ' Panathiaic Stadium.
The 70-day relay around Britain will start at Land's End on May 19 and end at
the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Straford, east London on July 27.
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