Flame for London Games lit in Greece
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="heralding">heralding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="culminate">culminate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27.</p><p><span word="Actress">Actress</span> <span word="Ino">Ino</span> <span word="Menegaki">Menegaki</span>, <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="priestess">priestess</span>, <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2,600-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hera">Hera</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invocation">invocation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>' <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concave">concave</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="triangular">triangular</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1908 <span word="and">and</span> 1948.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backup">backup</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="rehearsal">rehearsal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choreographed">choreographed</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="priestess">priestess</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="torchbearer">torchbearer</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="swimmer">swimmer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Spyros">Spyros</span> <span word="Gianniotis">Gianniotis</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Gianniotis">Gianniotis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> 490 <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="across">across</span> 2,900 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p><span word="Gianniotis">Gianniotis</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="to">to</span> 19-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Loukos">Loukos</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="borough">borough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Newham">Newham</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torchbearer">torchbearer</span> ... <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Olympia">Olympia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>," <span word="Loukos">Loukos</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="London">London</span> 2017 - <span word="from">from</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="regeneration">regeneration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="London">London</span>."</p>
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