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Paris 2024 Torch lit in Ancient Olympia, rally underway
Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of high priestess, lit the torch using a backup flame instead of a parabolic mirror that is normally used,...
Tokyo Games moved to 2021 as 'light at end of pandemic tunnel'
The Olympic flame, already lit at Olympia in Greece and taken to Japan for a now-cancelled torch relay, would stay in the host nation as a symbol of...
Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games
Former Japanese Olympians Saori Yoshida and Tadahiro Nomura collected the flame from the aircraft and took it to a cauldron in the shape of a cherry...
Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020
The flame was handed to Tokyo 2020 representative Naoko Imoto, a swimmer who competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.
Tokyo 2020 back decision to light Olympic flame without spectators
Tokyo 2020 will "reduce the size of its travelling delegation as much as possible", and will "take every consideration for protecting public health"...
Korakaki to be 1st-ever woman to start Olympic torch relay
The Olympic Flame will be ignited during a ritual ceremony using the sun's rays inside the ancient stadium.
