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Georgia State to Light Olympic Cauldron for 2020 Tokyo Olympic U.S. Marathon Trials Saturday

ATLANTA-Nearly 24 years after the Centennial Olympic Games, the iconic cauldron that was lit by the late Muhammad Ali to kick off the 1996 Games will be relit for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic U.S. Marathon Trials that will run under the cauldron and past Georgia State Stadium this Saturday.

Highlighting Atlanta's Olympic history and legacy, the course for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon will take athletes on a tour of some of Atlanta's most important attractions and neighborhoods.

Competitors will begin their race in front of Centennial Olympic Park – the crown jewel of the 1996 Atlanta Games – and head down Marietta Street toward Peachtree.