Olympia, Greece, Nov 25, 2025 (AFP) - Rain forces changes to 2026 Winter Olympics flame ceremony

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2025-11-25
Rainy weather has forced a running change to Wednesday's ceremony in ancient Olympia for the lighting of the sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, organisers said. "(A) change of venue was necessary due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in Ancient Olympia and the continuous rainfall, which made it impossible to hold the Ceremony at the Ancient Stadium," the Hellenic Olympic Committee said in a statement Tuesday. "The......
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