London torch lit in ancient Olympia
Greek actress Ino Menegaki (L), playing the role of High Priestess, lights the torch held by Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece’s world champion of swimming, during the torch lighting ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece May 10, 2012. – Reuters picANCIENT OLYMPIA, May 10 – The London 2012 Olympics torch was lit by the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia today, kicking off a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium’s cauldron during the Games opening ceremony on July 27.
On a warm and sunny day at the site of the ancient Olympics, an actress playing the high priestess lit the torch with the help of a parabolic mirror as London, hosts also of the 1948 Games, became the only city ever to receive the flame twice. – Reuters
