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Women who kept Muhammad Ali's Olympic torch secret recall the gasp
Original: Muhammad Ali was the Olympics' best-kept secret. 30 years later, the women who knew remember the gasp
Thirty years after Muhammad Ali secretly lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Games, the women who helped organise the surprise are recalling the moment. His identity was the ceremony's best-kept secret, and when he appeared with the torch, the stadium gasped. Those involved remember the emotion of witnessing the ailing boxing legend take centre stage one last time.
Why now: The 30th anniversary of Ali's iconic torch-lighting at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is prompting those who witnessed it to share their memories.
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- Muhammad Ali was the Olympics' best-kept secret. 30 years later, the women who knew remember the gasp · USA Today
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