Olympic torch for Rio games lit at ancient Greek site
- 8 years ago
The Olympic flame has been ignited at Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the games in Greece The flame was lit by an actress impersonating a pagan high priestess and delivered to the first torchbearer, Greek world gymnastics champion Eleftherios Petrounias It will travel Greece for six days until the April 27 handover to Brazilian officials in Athens After a brief stop in Switzerland, the flame will begin its journey through Brazil on May 3