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  • London 2012 – Olympic flame lit at Olympia

    London 2012 – Olympic flame lit at Olympia

    Lausanne-switzerland, May 10, 2012: With only 78 days until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was today lit at Olympia during a ceremony organized by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The lighting symbolically marks the beginning of the Torch Relay that will bring the flame to the Olympic Stadium…

  • Youth Olympic flame lights up for Innsbruck 2012

    Athens, Greece (International Olympic Committee), Dec 18, 2011: Innsbruck 2012, The flame for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, was lit today in Athens, marking the first time in modern Olympic history the flame has been lit for three Olympic events taking place in the same city. In addition to hosting the…