The woman — who hails from Germany — took a piece of a limestone column from a building in Ancient Olympia in the 1960s.

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Greek water polo player Elena Xenaki will serve as the final torchbearer on Greek soil for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced on Thursday.

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