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Open Image ModalFormer England football captain David Beckham, right, and London Mayor Boris Johnson attend a handover for the Olympic flame at Panathenaean stadium in Athens. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalFormer England football captain David Beckham center and London Mayor Boris Johnson, right, enter the Panathenaean stadium in Athens. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalBritain's Princess Anne, right, takes the torch with the Olympic flame from President of the Greek Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos during a ceremony at Panathinean stadium in Athens. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalAn unidentified torchbearer, left, passes the flame to Rena Sotiriadou during the Olympic flame relay for the 2012 London Olympics, in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalActress Ino Menegaki, dressed as a high priestess, lights the torch at a ceremony in Panathinean stadium in Athens. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalA torchbearer runs with the Olympic flame during a ceremony at Panathenaean stadium in Athens. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalHandout photo issued by LOCOG of Lord Coe (centre) during a visit to the Leontios School in Athens, Greece, which has a link with Clapham Girls Academy in London, who are part of the London 2012 Get Set Network. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalThe last torchbearers, olympic gold meda(10 of18)
Open Image ModalThe last torchbearers, olympic gold medalists , Greek weightlifting athlete Pyrros Dimas (R) and Chinese gymnastics athlete, Liu Ning hold the torch with the olympic flame during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2012 London Olympics at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens on May 17, 2012. The Olympic torch handover ceremony was held at the Panathenaic Stadium with Greece giving the flame to British officials ahead of the London 2012 Games. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS (Photo credit should read ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
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Open Image ModalThe last torch bearers, Olympic gold medalists, Greek weightlifting athlete Pyrros Dimas and Chinese gymnastics athlete, Liu Ning (L) arrive with the Olympic flame to the stadium during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2012 London Olympics at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens on May 17, 2012. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
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Open Image ModalActress Ino Menegaki at the role of the high priestess holds the torch with the flame during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2012 London Olympics at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens on May 17, 2012. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
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Open Image ModalPresident of the Greek olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos escorts the Princess Anne of Britain who holds the Olympic Flame, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2012 London Olympics at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens on May 17, 2012. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
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Open Image ModalChildren carry the Greek and British flags during a handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame at Panathenaean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to cover about 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) on its progress over many parts of England to start the games. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalActresses dressed as ancient Greek priestesses perform a ritual dance during a handover ceremony for the Olympic flame at Panathenaean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to cover about 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) on its progress over many parts of England to start the games. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPigeons released as a symbol of peace, fly over the Olympic Flame, during a handover ceremony for the Olympic flame at Panathenaean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to cover about 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) on its progress over many parts of England to start the games. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalFormer England football captain David Beckham waves to spectators on Thursday, May 17, 2012, in the Panathenaean stadium in Athens, at a handover for the Olympic flame that will burn at the 2012 Summer Games in London. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to cover about 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) on its progress over many parts of England to start the games. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:AP)