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Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lightning ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (2nd from R) leaves the Archaeological Museum of Olympia following the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Nov. 26, 2025, in ancient Olympia, Greece. The ceremony was held inside the museum due to cloudy weather.

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Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lightning ceremony

Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (R), a 2024 Paris Olympic bronze medalist, and Stefania Belmondo, two-time women's cross-country skiing Olympic gold medalist from Italy, carry the Olympic flame in front of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia during the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, on Nov. 26, 2025, in ancient Olympia, Greece. The ceremony was held inside the museum due to cloudy weather.

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IOC chief Bach in Olympia

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during a ceremony to sign a declaration of an Olympic truce in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 15, 2024. The IOC chief will attend the Paris Olympic flame lighting ceremony the following day.

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Olympic flame lightning ceremony rehearsal

A rehearsal for the Paris Olympic flame lighting ceremony is held in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 15, 2024.

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Olympic flame lightning ceremony rehearsal

A rehearsal for the Paris Olympic flame lighting ceremony is held in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 15, 2024.

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Olympic flame lightning ceremony rehearsal

A rehearsal for the Paris Olympic flame lighting ceremony is held in ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 15, 2024.

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Olympic flame lightning in Olympia

OLYMPIA, Greece, March 12 Kyodo - The Tokyo Olympic flame lighting ceremony is held in ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 12, 2020.

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

OLYMPIA, Greece, April 21 Kyodo - Greek actress Katerina Lehou (C), playing the role of high priestess, walks with the Olympic flame during the torch lighting ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.

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Alexander Ovechkin

OLYMPIA, Greece - Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League, speaks during a press conference after carrying the Sochi Winter Olympics torch in Olympia, Greece, on Sept. 28, 2013.

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Olympic flame lit, begins journey to London

OLYMPIA, Greece - Liverpool-born Greek swimmer Spyros Gianniotis (R) receives the Olympic flame as the first torchbearer for the London Games from actress Ino Menegaki, playing the role of high priestess, at a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, on May 10, 2012.

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Olympic flame arrives in downtown Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - A mini cauldron is lit with the Olympic flame during a ceremony at city hall in downtown Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 11, 2010, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The flame was ignited on Oct. 22, 2009, in Olympia, Greece.

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(2)Olympic shot put site unveiled

OLYMPIA, Greece - The photo taken on Aug. 7 shows the passage to the field of the ancient stadium in the ruins of Olympia where the men and women's shot put events will be held during the Athens Olympic Games.

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(1)Olympic shot put site unveiled

OLYMPIA, Greece - Members of the media inspect the ancient stadium in the ruins of Olympia as the site for the men and women's Olympic shot put events was opened for press preview on Aug. 7

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(2)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - The Olympic flame, lit by Greek actress Thalia Prokopiou (R) playing the role of a high priestess near the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, is carried by another actress (L) to the ancient Olympic stadium for the torch relay 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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(3)Olympic flame lit in rehearsal

OLYMPIA, Greece - An actress holds the Olympic flame lit during a rehearsal of the flame lighting ceremony held at ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 24. The flame that will burn at the Athens Games will make an unprecedented global journey before opening the August 13-29 games.

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(2)Olympic flame lit in rehearsal

OLYMPIA, Greece - An actress receives the Olympic flame lit during a rehearsal of the flame lighting ceremony held at ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 24.

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(1)Olympic flame lit in rehearsal

OLYMPIA, Greece - An actress tries to light the Olympic flame during a rehearsal of the flame lighting ceremony held at ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 24.