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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Paris 2024 Torch began its journey to France after a traditional ceremony in Olympia, Greece, the place where the ancient Olympic Games began.<\/p>\n

First used at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, a hundred torchbearers will carry the flame over a distance of 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) through 41 cities, after traveling by sea onboard the full-rigged ship Belem.<\/p>\n

“At Paris 2024, with more than two months of uninterrupted festivities, we\u2019ll live a magnificent adventure together, all over the territory, with millions of French people in the wake of the Games,” Tony Estanguet, the president of Paris 2024, said on Olympics.com<\/p>\n

“We want to make people dream, we want to show a France that shines. We\u2019re lucky to have strong support from all regions,” he added.<\/p>\n

The Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey in France on May 8 with the flame arriving in Marseille ahead of 68 days of travel across the French territories.<\/p>\n

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is billed as the biggest event ever organized in France.<\/p>\n

The Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to Aug. 11.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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