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04/23 06:05 CDT AP Sports Week in Pictures: Pitcher Randy Vazquez, Olympic
flame lit and Nelly Korda's pond splash
AP Sports Week in Pictures: Pitcher Randy Vazquez, Olympic flame lit and Nelly
Korda's pond splash
By The Associated Press
Associated Press photographers were there for San Diego Padres pitcher Randy
Vazquez working in the shadows of San Diego and the lighting of a cauldron with
the Olympic flame at the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens.
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya raised her arms in triumph while crossing the finish
line at the London Marathon. Nelly Korda took the traditional jump into the
lake after winning a record-tying fifth straight LPGA tournament at the Chevron
Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate fought for the ball with Atalanta's Gianluca
Scamacca during the Europa League quarterfinals in Bergamo, Italy.
Retired Greek 400-meter hurdles champion Periklis Iakovakis lit a cauldron with
the Olympic flame, which will burn at the upcoming Olympics in Paris.
The selection was curated by Mike Conroy.
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