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Frederique Mauduit

Olympic flame lights up Parthenon before heading to Milan Cortina Winter Games

The Olympic flame spent Wednesday night at the Parthenon in Athens after a short ceremony atop the Acropolis.

Greek rower Stefanos Ntouskos, an Olympic gold medallist, carried the torch through the site and lit a cauldron set beside the ancient temple.

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