MARSEILLE: The Olympic flame arrives in France on Wednesday, where a highly choreographed ceremony and a crowd of 150,000 people will be a first major test for organizers and security forces ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.
The transfer of the flame onshore in the southern port of Marseille will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometer torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories.Organizers are hoping the first public spectacle of their much-hyped 'iconic' Olympic s — just 79 days away — will help build excitement after a damaging row about ticket prices and ongoing concerns about security.
France sees itself at the heart of the modern Olympic movement after a French aristocrat, Pierre de Coubertin, revived the idea of the Games as practiced by the Greeks until the 4th century BC.After the Covid-hit edition in Tokyo in 2021 and the corruption-tainted Rio de Janeiro version in 2016, the Paris Olympics are seen as an important moment for the sporting extravaganza as a whole.
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