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Special Olympics torch arrives in Abu Dhabi

Friday, 1 March 2019 09:55

Twitter / @WorldGamesAD

It made it's way to the capital on a special flight from Athens, Greece, which is the home of the Olympics.

It was welcomed by Shaikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Hessa Bint Eisa Bu Humaid, Minister of Community Development.

The symbolic 'Flame of Hope' will go on a 10-day tour of the UAE before the reaching the Zayed Sports City Stadium on March 14 for the opening ceremony of the Games.

The tour begins at Fujairah's Wadi Al Wurayah waterfall on Monday.

#FlameOfHope has touched down #InAbuDhabi, marking the two-week countdown to the world’s largest sport & humanitarian event.@EtihadAirways @moiuae @uaetolerance pic.twitter.com/uya3dKUIJk
— Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 (@WorldGamesAD) February 28, 2019

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