Published On: Fri, May 10th, 2024

‘A way to celebrate Europe’: Torchbearers begin Olympic flame’s journey across France

Ukrainian female gymnast holds the the Olympic torch in her right hand while looking up at the flame while walking through the streets of France's southern port city of Marseille.

Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France’s southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city’s most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.

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‘A way to celebrate Europe’: Torchbearers begin Olympic flame’s journey across France