Olympic flame in Melbourne

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 | Source: AP

MELBOURNE (AP): The Olympic flame revisited Melbourne for the first time in 44 years on Saturday as the torch relay continued its journey to Sydney for the Sept. 15 opening ceremony at Stadium Australia.

The flame arrived in Melbourne via Geelong, where Australia's oldest living Olympian, 90-year-old Dick Garrard, joined the torch relay at a community celebration.

The flame that will light the Olympic cauldron to officially open the Sydney 2000 games is scheduled to arrive at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, venue for the 1956 Olympics, on Sunday.

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