London receives flame in rainy Athens
Updated: 2012-05-18 09:58
(Agencies)
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Ino Menegaki, a Greek actress, in the role of an ancient high-priestess, lights a torch from a cauldron with the Olympic Flame during a handover ceremony in Athens May 17, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
The British and Greek flags are carried into the marble Panathenaic stadium during an Olympic Flame ceremony in Athens May 17, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
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