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(From Athens News Agency)
The Olympic flame traversed the deserted plains of Thessaly at the weekend, with the torchbearer tracked in the blistering heat by a cavalcade of cars
In residential areas, thousands of Thessalians lined city avenues and squares to cheer on the celebrities who had donned the torchbearer's uniform, including soccer star Christian Karembeu, model Adriana Sklenarikova, and athletes Kostas Thanos and Katerina Koffa
Volos was the last Olympic city to greet the torch on this leg, after Heraklio and Thessaloniki. Internationally renowned pianist Dimitris Sgouros gave a concert with the Volos Symphony Orchestra in honour of the Olympic flame
Two rowing eights bore the flame to the shores of the city, and the last torchbearer was Greek rower, Vasilis Polymeros, who is training ...