16 May 2012 Last updated at 18:11 GMT

Olympic Moments: Muhammad Ali lights Atlanta flame

Muhammad Ali lights Olympic flame at 1996 Atlanta Games

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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali lights the flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The three-time world heavyweight champion, himself a gold medallist at the 1960 Rome Olympics, overcame his struggles with Parkinson's disease to open the Atlanta Games.