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Sailing ship Belem departs with the Olympic flame from the port of Piraeus, in Greece (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Olympic flame sets sail

Updated: 27/04/2024 - 14:57

A lantern carrying the 2024 Olympic flame has set sail from Greece for France on a 19th century sailing ship.

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