The Olympic flame arrived on French soil, specifically at the port of Marseille, with tens of thousands of people flooding the surroundings, in order to welcome it and attend the public celebration, which took place in the presence of the French president, Emmanuel Macron. “The arrival of the flame in Marseille is very symbolic. This Phoenician city, founded by the Greeks, is a symbol of our friendship and our cultural kinship,” the Greek ambassador to France, Dimitrios Zevelakis, told AFP, recalling that “since Antiquity, the Games have been an opportunity for Irene”. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille, outside the French city's old port, under tight security today, Wednesday, 79 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris games. The flame had been lit in Ancient Olympia 11 days earlier, while 1,024 boats were waiting for the sailing ship that carried it. Six thousand police officers on foot Around 6,000 police officers have been deployed in the area, as Florent Manodou, French Olympian […]
Source: News Beast
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