Elk City is located in northeastern Beckham County at 35Â°24â²10â³N 99Â°25â²26â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿35.40278Â°N 99.42389Â°Wï»¿ / 35.40278; -99.42389 (35.402694, -99.423812), elevation 1,928 feet (588 m).
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, â¦ where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.
The last torchbearers in Greece will be Greek weightlifter Pyrros Dimas and Chinese gymnast Li Ning-who lit the cauldron at the Beijing 2008 opening ceremony. The 2008 Olympic torch relay, which travelled the globe, was dogged by pro-Tibet, democracy and anti-China protests.hairman of the London games organisers, Locog, Lord Coe, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge and Hellenic Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos were in Olympia for the moment that marks the countdown to London 2012.