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 flame for the London 2012 torch relay and Olympic Games has been lit during a ceremony in Olympia, Greece.It was kindled by actress Ino Menegaki, playing a high priestess, who caught the sun's rays in a parabolic mirror.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.