250 torch bearers to carry Olympic flame across 33 cities and 23 regions of Greece . Part 1

According to Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, Alexander Ovechkin, professional hockey player, two times World Champion and Sochi 2014 ambassador, came to Olympia to become the first Russian torchbearer to carry the torch.

Ino Menegaki, playing the head priestess, lit the Olympic torch from the sun rays. 250 torchbearers will carry it across 33 cities and 23 regions of Greece. The torch will cover 2,000 km and arrive in Moscow on the 6th of October.