Weather threat prompts backup Olympic flame lighting rehearsal in Ancient Olympia

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Ancient Olympia staged an emergency rehearsal on Monday for the flame lighting of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games as organizers braced for poor weather expected to disrupt Wednesday's official ceremony.

Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the High Priestess, used sunlight and a concave mirror to ignite the flame beside the 2,500-year-old Temple of Hera. After