To say that Greece is in financial trouble is like claiming that the Titanic had some water leak issues. The country that gave the world, among other things, the Olympic Games, is in the mire of an economic crisis that threatens the very core of the Eurozone – and, at this point, the light at the end of the tunnel may very well be the train that’s coming…
Nevertheless, life goes on not only for the rest of the world but for Greeks, too. London may be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, but as always, the flame that will burn during the games will be lit in Ancient Olympia, in the Western Peloponnese, on May 10.
Having already been stripped of the 2013 Mediterranean Games last year due to financial difficulties and seeing them being handed over to Turkey was indeed quite a blow. With the recession getting deeper with each passing day, even simple things that were taken for granted, like the torch relay, were at risk.
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