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(5)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, the first runner in the Olympic torch relay, runs past the monument dedicated to Pierre de Coubertin, known as the father of the modern Olympics, on March 25.

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(4)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - The first Olympic torch relay runner, Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, starts running from the ancient Olympic stadium near Ancient Olympia, where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C., on March 25.

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(1)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - Greek actress Thalia Prokopiou, playing the role of a high priestess, lights the torch held by the first runner, Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, in a ceremony held on March 25 at Ancient Olympia where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C.

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(1)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - Greek actress Thalia Prokopiou, playing the role of a high priestess, lights the torch held by the first runner, Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, in a ceremony held on March 25 at Ancient Olympia where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C. (Kyodo)

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(5)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, the first runner in the Olympic torch relay, runs past the monument dedicated to Pierre de Coubertin, known as the father of the modern Olympics, on March 25. (Kyodo)

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(4)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - The first Olympic torch relay runner, Greek javelin champion Kostas Gatsinoudis, starts running from the ancient Olympic stadium near Ancient Olympia, where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C., on March 25. (Kyodo)