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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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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (C), Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L) and Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler are seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (C), Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L) and Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler are seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (L) and Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo are seen during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (R, front) and Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L, front) carry the torch during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (C), Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L) and Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler are seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

The first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis holds the torch and an olive branch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

The first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (R) and second torchbearer, Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo carry the torch during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

The first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (L, front) carries the torch during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

The first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (R, front) and second torchbearer, Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L, front) carry the torch during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (R, front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, gives an olive branch to the first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (L, front) during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (R, front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, passes the flame to the first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (L, front) during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 5, 2024 - Ukrainian rower Anastasiia Kozhenkova speaks to the press on the platform of the Central Railway Station during a welcome ceremony upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 5, 2024 - Ukrainian rower Anastasiia Kozhenkova (R) speaks to the press on the platform of the Central Railway Station during a welcome ceremony upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Photocall prior to the Paris 2024 press conference in Paris FA

French rower Adrien Hardy poses for a photocall prior to the France Television "Paris 2024" press conference in Paris on June 11, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Photocall prior to the Paris 2024 press conference in Paris FA

French rower Adrien Hardy poses for a photocall prior to the France Television "Paris 2024" press conference in Paris on June 11, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Japan back-rower Michael Leitch speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2023, after being named to the country's squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France.

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Japan back-rower Kazuki Himeno speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2023, after being named to the country's squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France.

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Green is Gold: China's green transformation

STORY: Green is Gold: China's green transformation DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:55 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. various of a vineyard in Ningxia 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN YUAN, Owner of Yuanshi Vineyard 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YUAN, Owner of Yuanshi Vineyard 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUAN YUAN, Owner of Yuanshi Vineyard 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YU XIAOJIA, Owner of Lansai Vineyard 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GONG YOUFA, Local villager 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MARGARET TRACY ANDREWS, Liberian tourist 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): LI BAOSHENG, Tour raft rower 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): LI HUA, Homestay owner 11. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): ZHANG WEI, General Manager of Guilin Esquel Textiles Company Limited 12. SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): WU ZHAN, Local resident 13. SOUNDBITE 11 (Chinese): HU ZHIGANG, Official of Langshan Mountain Tourism Resort Management Office 14. SOUNDBITE 12 (Chinese): HU ZHIGANG, Official of Langshan Mountain Tourism Resort Mana

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek trains on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek comes to training session on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek, center, trains on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek trains on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek comes to training session on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek trains on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek comes to training session on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Ondrej Synek

Czech rower Ondrej Synek trains on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Rematch of 1960 Olympic regatta between Japanese, Italian eights

Kenro Chiba (L) from Japan shakes hands with an Italian rival rower on July 30, 2015, after a regatta between the men's eights of both countries in Lake Albano in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The race was a rematch of the regatta between the Japanese and Italian eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, with some old members and their friends taking part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo