(1)Olympic flame lit

(1)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - Greek actress Thalia Prokopiou, playing the role of a high priestess, lights the torch held by the first runner, Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, in a ceremony held on March 25 at Ancient Olympia where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C.

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