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Female athlete to launch Olympic torch relay for 1st time

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For the first time, a woman has been chosen to launch the torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Games at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in Greece. Greece’s Olympic committee ...
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Tokyo 2020 torch handover to take place in empty Athens stadium

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flame handover in Athens next week will be done in an empty stadium amid the coronavirus outbreak, Greece's Olympic Committee said on Sunday. Greece on ...

Here’s what the Olympic flame symbolizes—and how the heck they keep the torch lit on its big journey

That eternal flame has a whole lot of history—and science—behind it ...
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Torch relay for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics kicks off its 121-day journey

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. The relay began in northeastern ...