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Dress rehearsal for flame handover ceremony

2012-05-17 08:36:51 GMT2012-05-17 16:36:51(Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Chinese athlete Li Ning (L) and Greek athlete Pyrros Dimas practise during a dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2012.(Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Photo taken on May 16, 2012 shows the view of the dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Panathenaic Stadium, Greece. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Photo taken on May 16, 2012 shows the view of the dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Panathenaic Stadium, Greece. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Greek actress Ino Menegaki (R), playing the role of High Priestess, practises during a dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2012.(Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Photo taken on May 16, 2012 shows the view of the dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Panathenaic Stadium, Greece. The official handover ceremony of the Sacred Flame will take place on Thursday. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu) Photo taken on May 16, 2012 shows the view of the dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Panathenaic Stadium, Greece. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Greek actress Ino Menegaki, playing the role of High Priestess, is seen during a dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2012.(Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Greek actors playing the role of priests practise during a dress rehearsal for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2012. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

A dress rehearsal was held on May 16 for the flame handover ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. The official handover ceremony of the Sacred Flame will take place at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics was held in 1896.

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