Olympic flame to start its 70-day journey

Dawn.com Published May 18, 2012
The last torchbearers hold the torch with the Olympic flame. ? Photo b AFP
The last torchbearers hold the torch with the Olympic flame. ? Photo b AFP
Torch bearers pass the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Flame handover ceremony at the Athens' all marble Panathenaic stadium. ? Photo by AFP
Torch bearers pass the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Flame handover ceremony at the Athens' all marble Panathenaic stadium. ? Photo by AFP
London Mayor Boris Johnson and British football player David Beckam attend the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. ? Photo by AFP
London Mayor Boris Johnson and British football player David Beckam attend the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. ? Photo by AFP
Greek Presidental Evzoni guards pass by Greek, Olympic and British flags during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame. ? Photo by AFP
Greek Presidental Evzoni guards pass by Greek, Olympic and British flags during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame. ? Photo by AFP
Chairman of LOCOG Sebastian Coe delivers a speech the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. ? Photo by AFP
Chairman of LOCOG Sebastian Coe delivers a speech the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. ? Photo by AFP
Actresses, dressed as priestesses dance around altar with the Olympic Flame during a ceremony at Panathinean stadium. ? Photo by AP
Actresses, dressed as priestesses dance around altar with the Olympic Flame during a ceremony at Panathinean stadium. ? Photo by AP
The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to England to start the games. ? Photo by AP
The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to England to start the games. ? Photo by AP
Doves released as a symbol of peace, fly over the Olympic Flame. ? Photo by AP
Doves released as a symbol of peace, fly over the Olympic Flame. ? Photo by AP
Ino Menegaki in the role of the high priestess holds up the torch of the Olympic flame. ? Photo by AFP
Ino Menegaki in the role of the high priestess holds up the torch of the Olympic flame. ? Photo by AFP
The cauldron with the Olympic Flame is seen atop the Athens Acropolis. ? Photo by AP
The cauldron with the Olympic Flame is seen atop the Athens Acropolis. ? Photo by AP
Torchbearer Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, a Greek high jump athlete, lights a cauldron with the Olympic Flame atop the Athens Acropolis. ? Photo by Reuters
Torchbearer Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, a Greek high jump athlete, lights a cauldron with the Olympic Flame atop the Athens Acropolis. ? Photo by Reuters
Actress Ino Menegaki, dressed as a high priestess, lights the torch at a ceremony in Panathinean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to England to start the games. ? Photo by AP
Actress Ino Menegaki, dressed as a high priestess, lights the torch at a ceremony in Panathinean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to England to start the games. ? Photo by AP
Britain's Princess Anne of Britain holds the torch with the Olympic Flame during the handover ceremony. ? Photo by AFP
Britain's Princess Anne of Britain holds the torch with the Olympic Flame during the handover ceremony. ? Photo by AFP
The Olympic torch handover ceremony was held Thursday in damp weather at the Panathenaic Stadium with Greece giving the flame to British officials ahead of the London 2012 Games. ? Photo by AFP
The Olympic torch handover ceremony was held Thursday in damp weather at the Panathenaic Stadium with Greece giving the flame to British officials ahead of the London 2012 Games. ? Photo by AFP

The torch at a ceremony was held in the Panathinean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. It will begin its 70-day journey and arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to England to start the games. -- Photos and text by Agencies

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