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Olympic torch is officially lit in lavish ceremony
Description
April 21, 2016
The Olympic flame for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games was lit in Olympia on Thursday marking the start of the Olympic torch relay.
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Milano-Cortina Olympics: Team Canada advances to final game in Men’s Hockey02:12 | February 20, 2026 -
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Milano-Cortina Olympics: Canada’s speed skaters win gold, bronze after men’s hockey beats Czechia01:43 | February 18, 2026 -
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Canada defends Olympic gold in women’s speedskating team pursuit02:11 | February 17, 2026 -
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‘King of Moguls’ delivers Canada’s 1st Olympic gold02:14 | February 15, 2026 -
2026 Winter Olympics: Kingsbury captures Canada’s 1st gold medal02:25 | February 15, 2026 -
Curler Kennedy’s only regret is ‘language I used’00:31 | February 14, 2026 -
2026 Winter Olympics: Canada’s ‘King of the moguls’ Kingsbury has set a high bar02:08 | February 14, 2026 -
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Ukraine’s Heraskevych disqualified from Olympics over skeleton helmet02:02 | February 12, 2026 -
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Olympic torch is officially lit in lavish ceremony02:20 | April 21, 2016
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Olympic torch is officially lit in lavish ceremony
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April 21, 2016
The Olympic flame for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games was lit in Olympia on Thursday marking the start of the Olympic torch relay.
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