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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-10-30
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[01] Olympic Flame handover ceremony
[01] Olympic Flame handover ceremony
The Olympic Flame began its long journey to Vancouver, Canada, host
city of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, after the
handover ceremony at the Panathenian Stadium in Athens on Thursday
night, which was attended by President of the Republic Karolos
Papoulias and visiting Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean.
The Flame reached Athens after travelling throughout Greece following
the Flame Lighting Ceremony a week earlier at the foot of Kronios Hill
in ancient Olympia, venue of the ancient Olympics, arriving by torch
relay at the Panathenian Stadium, the venue of the first Modern
Olympics, where it was then turned over to the "Vancouver 2010"
Organising Committee for the next leg of the journey.ANA-MPA/ORESTIS
PANAGIOTOU
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