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2026 Winter Olympics flame to be lit in ancient Olympia

The sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy will be lit in ancient Olympia, Greece on Wednesday, ...
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Greece Olympia teacher dies in car crash

GREECE, N.Y. — An English as a new language teacher at Greece Olympia died in a car crash on Friday, two days after the district began its first day of school. The Greece Central School ...
Yahoo

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy ...
Newsday

Humanoid robots showcase skills at Ancient Olympia. But they're on a long road to catch up to AI

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadow-boxing skills and shot arrows on Monday at the birthplace of the Olympic Games. As they shuffled ...
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Princess Olympia of Greece soaks up sun while vacationing with family: ‘A quick dip’

Princess Olympia of Greece is working on that summer tan. The 24-year-old turned on Monday to Instagram, where she posted a photo of herself rocking a black bikini while vacationing in the Greek ...
The Tribune-Democrat

As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Organizers in Ancient Olympia conducted an emergency lighting of the Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, ...

Torch for the Milano Winter Games lit in low-key indoor ceremony

The torch for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was lit on Wednesday in an indoor and scaled-down ceremony in ancient ...