Sports stars, survivors of terror attacks and a 102-year-old French Resistance veteran among 10,000 set to carry flame
It will be one of the longest Olympic torch relays in history. For 10 weeks, about 10,000 people ranging from sports stars to survivors of terrorist attacks and a 102-year-old veteran of the French Resistance will take turns to carry the symbolic flame.
The torch will travel through more than 400 French towns and territories including Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia and Réunion before the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on 26 July.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/08/olympic-torch-to-make-400-stops-on-path-to-paris-opening-ceremony
Author : Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Publish date : 2024-05-08 04:00:34
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