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Olympic legends: from Spyridon Louis to Betty Robinson - Part 1
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoThe Paris Olympics will be the 33rd summer edition since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. -...
Athens Is Bumping. Here’s Where to Stay and Play This Summer.
Robb Report via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 month agoNot long ago, Athens was falling apart. The 2008 sovereign debt crisis left public services and...
The ultimate guide to the Cultural Olympiad and what to expect for Paris 2024
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoBaron Pierre de Coubertin may have stood at a modest 5'3", but his impact on the 20th century was...
Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in port city of Marseille
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoTens of thousands of people welcomed the Olympic torch Wednesday in the southern French city of...
Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium...
Olympic torch makes Acropolis overnight stop a week before handover to Paris organizers
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe flame that will burn at the Olympics is spending the night at the ancient Acropolis in Athens, a...
Watch again: Olympic Flame lighting ceremony takes place in Olympia ahead of Paris 2024
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoWatch again as the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony was held in Olympia ahead of Paris 2024 on...
Paris Olympics flame lit at Greek cradle of ancient games
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoEven without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled on...
Paris Olympics torch lit at site of ancient games in Greece
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoThe flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been kindled at the site of the ancient games in...
Torch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoA priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame...