The Olympic torch relay

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How will the #Olympic torch travel from the ancient city of #Olympia to reach the #Greek capital of #Athens?  And when will it reach #Paris ahead of this summer’s Games? #Paris2024

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00:00 From ancient Olympia, the torch will travel across Greece in an 11-day relay that ends

00:06 in Athens. That's where the Olympic flame will be handed over to the organisers of the

00:10 Paris Games, in a ceremony at the site of the first modern Games in 1896.

00:17 On April 27th, the flame begins its journey to France. It will travel on board the Bellum,

00:23 France's last 19th century trading ship that is still sailing. It should arrive at the

00:28 port of Marseille in France on May 8th, with many high-profile guests expected to attend.

00:34 From Marseille, the flame begins its journey across France, with 10,000 torchbearers carrying

00:40 it through 64 territories. It includes a relay across the oceans, where it will touch down

00:46 in six French overseas territories before returning to Nice.

00:51 June 23rd is Olympic Day, which celebrates the founding of the modern Games. The torch

00:56 will be in Chamonix in the French Alps, where France hosted its first Winter Olympics 100

01:01 years ago.

01:03 It arrives in Paris on Bastille Day, July 14th, France's national day. From there, it

01:09 will travel in and around the capital before making its grand return to Paris on July 26th,

01:15 in time to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony.

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