Flame for Beijing Games lit at Olympia
'Pakistan Times' Sports Desk

ANCIENT OLYMPIA: The flame for the Aug. 8-24Beijing Olympics has been lit using the sun's rays at a ceremony in Ancient Olympia.

IOC President Jacques Rogge attended the ceremony at the site in southern Greece where the ancient Olympics were born.

An actress dressed as a high priestess lit the flame using a convex mirror.

Earlier, two pro-Tibet demonstrators ran onto the field at Ancient Olympia while Liu Qi, president of organizing committee of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, was giving a speech. Police detained the two men.

The ancient site was damaged by wildfires last year, prompting a massive replanting effort.●