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Olympic Flame
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-06-03 11:26
The head of the Athens 2004 organising
committee Gianna Angelopoulos holds a lantern containing the Olympic flame
at Athens International Airport June 2, 2004, as she boards an aircraft
bound for Sydney. The Olympic flame embarked on the first leg of the
international torch relay on Wednesday as it headed to Sydney aboard a
customised aircraft dubbed Zeus. The flame arrived at the airport in its
own "magic lantern" that will house it while airborne on its 27-country
tour over the next 38 days. [Reuters] |
The Olympic flame is seen at Athens
International Airport 'Eleftherios Venizelos' on Wednesday, June 2, 2004.
The flame for the Athens Games departs for its global journey with first
stop in Sydney. More than 11,000 torchbearers will carry the flame in
Greece and around the world. Some 3,600 will take part in the
international portion of its journey, which includes 27 countries and
covers a total of about 78,000 kilometers (48,500 miles).
[Xinhua] |
Holding a Chinese flag, a Greek girl sees off
the Olympic flame at Athens International Airport, June 2.
[Xinhua] |
Athens 2004 President Gianna
Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, with Olympic flame in hand, is going to board the
airplane heading for Sydney at Athens International Airport, June 2.
[Xinhua] |
The head of the Athens 2004 organising
committee Gianna Angelopoulos holds a lantern containing the Olympic flame
at Athens International Airport June 2, 2004, as she boards an aircraft
bound for Sydney. The Olympic flame embarked on the first leg of the
international torch relay on Wednesday as it headed to Sydney aboard a
customised aircraft dubbed Zeus. The flame arrived at the airport in its
own "magic lantern" that will house it while airborne on its 27-country
tour over the next 38 days. [Xinhua]
Athens 2004 President Gianna
Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, with Olympic flame in hand, is going to board the
airplane heading for Sydney at Athens International Airport, June 2.
[Xinhua]
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