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Olympic flame lighting ceremony held for Rio Olympics

2016-04-22 09:33 Xinhuanet

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (Front) attends the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, April 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Priestesses attend the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, April 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Priestesses attend the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, April 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Priestesses and dancers attend the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, April 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Priestesses and dancers attend the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, April 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Priestesses and dancers attend the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, April 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Second torchbearer, Brazilian volleyball player, Giovane Cavio runs with the Olympic flame during the torch relay in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016, after the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Olympia. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Second torchbearer, Brazilian volleyball player, Giovane Cavio runs with the Olympic flame during the torch relay in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016, after the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Olympia. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Second torchbearer, Brazilian volleyball player, Giovane Cavio runs with the Olympic flame during the torch relay in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016, after the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Olympia. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

 

OLYMPIA, April 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Second torchbearer, Brazilian volleyball player, Giovane Cavio runs with the Olympic flame during the torch relay in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016, after the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Olympia. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)