The great maritime parade accompanying the arrival of the Olympic flame in France began on Wednesday in the harbor of Marseille with a thousand boats escorting the three-masted Belem which carries the Olympic flame. She will arrive at the port in the evening, expected by 150,000 people, a hundred years after the last Summer Olympics in France. France 24 invites you to follow this exceptional day.
79 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games, the Olympic flame is preparing to disembark, Wednesday May 8, from the three-masted Belem, in Marseille, where the cauldron will be lit for the first time. A large maritime parade accompanies the arrival of the Olympic flame, with a thousand boats escorting the old rigging. The weather is good, with an almost immaculate blue sky, the last clouds having been evacuated by a net of mistral. Follow the story of this day covered by our special correspondents in the Phocaean city.
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