Marseilles It will be, in April 2024, the starting point for the Olympic flame to travel through France, to Paris to light the Olympic Games.
The torch to be lit, as is tradition, in the ruins of Olympiain Greece“will cross the Mediterranean aboard the Belem”, a historic French ship that is the oldest three-masted ship in a state of navigation in all Europeannounced today the organization of Paris 2024 on social networks.
The exact date of arrival, however, has not been released.
For Tony EstanguetOlympic medalist and president of the Paris 2024 Committee, the arrival of the flame illustrates the “spectacular”, “popular” and “sports promotion” qualities that characterize the Olympic event every four years.
“We’re looking for a city that embodies those values and, by force, Marseilles It’s obvious,” he said. Lake this Friday in a press conference.
The president of Paris 2024 Committee described this coastal city in the southeast of Francewhich will host the Olympic sailing competition, as an emblematic place of “passion for sport”, characterized by an open, international and popular spirit.
He added that, as a starting point, it will set the perfect “tone” for what will be the journey of the Olympic flame through France to Paris.
The opening ceremony of Paris Olympics will be held on July 26, 2024 on the Seine River, an innovation that aims to convey a message of democratization: it will be free for hundreds of thousands of spectators and the show will be placed in the heart of the city.
Source: La Verdad
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