The Olympic flame for the Rio Games has been lit in Olympia, Greece, launching the torch relay
A dancer dressed as High Priestess lights the Olympic flame with a parabolic mirror during the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, Greece. (AAP)
The Olympic flame for the Rio Games has been lit in ancient Olympia in Greece, launching the torch relay for the first-ever South American Games.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said the Rio Games would go ahead "in a world shaken by crises" but added that "these Olympic Games will be a message of hope in troubled times -- and the flame will carry this message into all corners of Brazil, and indeed, all the world."
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