The Olympic Flame will be lit by the sun's rays on the morning of May 10 in Greece at the start of its journey to the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe announced today. An hour-long lighting ceremony amid the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Games at the Temple of Hera in Olympia will signal the start of an eight-day relay around Greece before the flame hits British shores, starting in Cornwall. The flame is due to arrive at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on May 17 where a London 2012 representative will be ready for the official handover.
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