THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 13, 2020 at 07:35 JST
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of the High Priestess, lights up the torch during the flame lighting ceremony at the closed Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, on March 12. (AP Photo)
ATHENS--The flame for the Tokyo Olympics was lit Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in a pared-down ceremony because of the coronavirus. [Read More]
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