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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Seychelles is among a multitude of nations that took part in the Olympic round-the-world relay on Thursday in which almost 400 children and adults were present.<\/p>\n

Organized at the Roche Cai\u0308man sports complex, in collaboration with the French Ambassador to Seychelles, the Ministry of Sports and the National Sports Council (NSC), participants ran around the fitness course. Younger participants took laps around Champion’s Park Raceway.<\/p>\n

The event is part of the \u201cTerre De Jeux 2024\u201d relay around the world organized by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in partnership with Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It was organized for the first time in 2022.<\/p>\n

The relay will last 24 hours across the world and during the day, the virtual relay will pass between different countries, which will then pass it on to others. It will cross five continents and bring together more than 146 embassies and consulates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy that children will be able to participate in this event, where we continue to promote the Olympic values \u200b\u200bamong young people, while also seeking to encourage more people to take part in sport,\u201d said the French Ambassador to Seychelles. , Olivia Berkeley. -Christmann.Seychelles received the virtual relay from Sri Lanka, through its High Commissioner Srimal Wickremasinghe, and will then pass it on to Turkey.<\/p>\n

The event saw the participation of several students from various schools, including the French School of Seychelles.<\/p>\n

Adley Lauricourt, one of their students, who is also an already popular name in local athletics, said: “It was a cool event, with a lot of other students participating, so I think it “It’s great that it promotes the sport.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Lauricourt has represented Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, at international level and his dream is to one day compete in the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

The relay around the world aims to share the energy of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with all territories, municipalities, departments, regions, metropolises or overseas diplomatic and consular posts around the world.<\/p>\n

The 2024 Summer Olympics , known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event taking place from July 26 to August 11, 2024 in France.<\/p>\n

These Games will be the first to bring together an identical number of male and female athletes.<\/p>\n

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

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