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Russia unveils sleek Sochi Olympic torch

Russia on Monday unveiled a sleek silver torch to be used for the traditional relay leading up to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Russian ice dancer Ilia Averbukh holds the newly unveiled Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch during a press conference in Moscow, on January 14, 2013.

The 95-centimetre (37-inch) light aluminium object is shaped like a feather with an open eye in the middle outlined by a fiery red.

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