The Olympic flag, and the flags of Greece and China are carried during the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony ©Getty Images

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Greece's Olympic cross-country skiing champion Paraskevi Ladopoulou lights the Cauldron during the Flame Handover Ceremony ©Getty Images
Greece's Olympic cross-country skiing champion Paraskevi Ladopoulou lights the Cauldron during the Flame Handover Ceremony ©Getty Images
Priestesses perform during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium ©Getty Images
Priestesses perform during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium ©Getty Images
Actress Xanthi Georgiou, in the role of High Priestess, lights the Olympic Torch ©Getty Images
Actress Xanthi Georgiou, in the role of High Priestess, lights the Olympic Torch ©Getty Images
Greece's water polo Olympic champion Evi Moraitidou, left, passes the Flame to China's Olympic skiing champion Li Nina during the Torch Relay ©Getty Images
Greece's water polo Olympic champion Evi Moraitidou, left, passes the Flame to China's Olympic skiing champion Li Nina during the Torch Relay ©Getty Images
High Priestess Xanthi Georgiou passes the Olympic Flame to Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos ©Getty Images
High Priestess Xanthi Georgiou passes the Olympic Flame to Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos ©Getty Images
Chinese Olympic Committee vice-president Yu Zaiqing holds the Olympic Flame ©Getty Images
Chinese Olympic Committee vice-president Yu Zaiqing holds the Olympic Flame ©Getty Images
Li Nina holds the Olympic Torch in the Panathenaic Stadium during the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony ©Getty Images
Li Nina holds the Olympic Torch in the Panathenaic Stadium during the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony ©Getty Images