Current location:opinions >>
From Marseille to Mont
opinions5People have gathered around
IntroductionThe Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wed ...
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. And it’s already been quite a journey.
After being lit by the sun’s rays on April 16 in Ancient Olympia, the torch was carried around Greece before leaving Athens aboard a three-mast ship named Belem, headed for Marseille.
The Belem was first used in 1896, the same year the modern Olympics came back. It will be accompanied by more than 1,000 boats as it parades around the Bay of Marseille, before arriving at the Vieux-Port, or Old Port, and docking on a pontoon resembling an athletics tracks.
Torch bearers will carry the flame across Marseille the next day, the last stretch running on the roof of the famed Stade Vélodrome, home to Marseille’s passionate soccer fans.
After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route will be undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Global Guide news portal”。http://panama.lochsaege.com/content-15e199880.html
Related articles
Happy birthday Archie! As the young royal turns five today
opinionsWhen he was born a week overdue at an exclusive London hospital five years ago today, he was, accord ...
【opinions】
Read morePalestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 32,226
opinionsPeople wait for food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 19, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]T ...
【opinions】
Read moreHeating Services Against Strong Cold Wave That Sweeps Across Most Parts of China
opinionsContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【opinions】
Read more
Popular articles
Latest articles
Nigerian journalist's arrest last week triggers criticism of worsening press freedoms
China's 40th Antarctic Scientific Expedition Begins
Volunteers for 6th CIIE Kick off On
Xizang Grand Theatre Becomes Operational
Activists in Bangladesh march through universities to demand end to Israel
Girl, 6, Acts as Translator for Her Deaf Parents Doing Foot Spa Business
LINKS
- Oswaldo Cabrera homers, Yankees survive late scare, beat Guardians 3
- Xi stresses establishing new systems for higher
- Mexican president accuses U.S., Canada of ambiguous stance on Ecuador
- Nick Lodolo stars in return as the Reds beat the light
- Xi stresses establishing new systems for higher
- Chinese vice premier calls on central SOEs to contribute more to Tibet's development
- Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets KMT vice chairman
- Chinese vice premier stresses flood safety, manufacturing innovation
- Ecuador embroiled in diplomatic backlash after police break into Mexican embassy
- Over 1.61 mln people sign support for HKSAR district governance reform