Olympic torch relay visits Acropolis, 1896 Olympic Stadium (photos, video)

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games in Athens on Wednesday, 100 days before the Opening Ceremony in Brazil.

Dressed as a high priestess, actress Katerina Lehou led the brief ceremony at the Panatheniac Stadium, a horseshoe-shaped marble venue where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896.

Lehou, who lit the flame in Ancient Olympia last week, used a torch to light a cauldron inside the Athens stadium.

The flame, placed in a lantern, was handed over to Greek Olympic Committee president Spyros Kapralos, who, in turn, passed it to Rio Games organizing head Carlos Nuzman.

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