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The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, then carried 3,400 iles to Munich by 5,700 relay runners. G(...)
The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, then carried 3,400 iles to Munich by 5,700 relay runners. G(...)

The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, then carried 3,400 iles to Munich by 5,700 relay runners. G(...)

Date8/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia; Greece; then carried 3;400 iles to Munich by 5;700 relay runners. Guenther Zahn ; an 18-year-old miler and West German police cadet; lights the flame during opening ceremonies that included a parade of the 10;000 athletes competing.
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