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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Winter Olympics torch lighting ceremony moved to museum amid bad weather

The Winter Olympics lighting ceremony took place inside a museum - (REUTERS)

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games began its journey on Wednesday, though its traditional lighting ceremony in western Greece was moved indoors by adverse weather.

Organisers relocated the event from Olympia’s ancient stadium to a nearby museum, with overcast skies preventing the usual ignition method of focusing the sun’s rays.

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