Olympic Torch
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Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka as cases rise
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2021, 03:35 PM ISTIt came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus cases in Osaka hit 1,099, a single-day record for Japan's second largest metropolitan area.
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Rio 2016 Olympics kicks off with glittery opening ceremony
Sports | Aug 06, 2016, 02:14 PM ISTRio 2016 Olympics kicks off with glittery opening ceremony
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Syria teenager refugee selected to run with Olympic Torch in Brazil
World | May 04, 2016, 09:12 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Organising Committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Tuesday selected a 12-year-old Syrian refugee, Hanan Dacka, to run with the Olympic Torch in the Brazilian
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Rio 2016 Olympic torch relay to visit every state in Brazil
Other Sports | Jan 30, 2015, 10:38 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: The Rio 2016 Olympic torch relay will visit each one of Brazil's 26 states, carried 20,000 km by 10,000 torchbearers, reaching 90 percent of the Brazilian population, organisers said of the first
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Queen greets Olympic torch at Windsor Castle
World | Jul 11, 2012, 03:47 PM ISTLondon, July 11: It was a banner day for the Olympic torch: It visited the queen at Windsor Castle, was carried by the man who broke the 4-minute mile and by Britain's greatest Olympic rower
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Queen greets Olympic torch at Windsor Castle
Other Sports | Jul 11, 2012, 03:44 PM ISTLondon, July 11: It was a banner day for the Olympic torch: It visited the queen at Windsor Castle, was carried by the man who broke the 4-minute mile and by Britain's greatest Olympic rower
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Olympic torch becomes cultural happening in UK
Other Sports | Jun 22, 2012, 06:26 PM ISTLondon, Jun 22: Spectators have stood in the rain and wind, in doorways and on sidewalks, along country lanes and beside superhighways, just hoping for a glimpse of a lone runner, torch in hand, flame
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Russia Plans To Send Olympic Torch Into Space
World | Jul 09, 2011, 02:30 PM ISTDurban, July 09: Russia plans to send the Olympic torch into space ahead of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov told the IOC on Thursday.In a presentation to International Olympic