Rio 2016: Olympic Flame Lit in Greek Ruins at Olympia

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Rio 2016: Olympic Flame Lit in Greek Ruins at OlympiaThe countdown to the Rio 2016 Games formally began Thursday morning with the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic torch in southern Greece.The torch will travel through Greece before reaching Brazil on May 3. Some 12,000 people will carry the flame on its journey to the Maracana Stadium for the Opening Ceremony on August 5.

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Greek actress Katerina Lehou , playing the role of High Priestess, lights a torch during the dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece, April 20, 2016. (Photo by Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

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A priestess releases a white pigeon during the final dress rehearsal of the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia, in western Greece on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)


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Greek actress Katerina Lehou, playing the role of High Priestess, passes the Olympic flame to a volunteer filling in for the first torch bearer, during the dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece, April 20, 2016. (Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)

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Rio 2016: Olympic Flame Lit in Greek Ruins at Olympia

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