Current location:opinions >>
From Marseille to Mont
opinions78383People 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.“Stellar Series news portal”。http://chile.chennaidetectives.net/html-15e199867.html
Related articles
Julia Fox and Law Roach team up for a sustainable fashion competition show
opinionsFor Julia Fox, life is a catwalk. The looks she puts together — cutting off the belt loops of her je ...
【opinions】
Read moreColleges seek to balance safety and students' right to protest Gaza war
opinionsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The University of Michigan is informing students of the rules for upcoming g ...
【opinions】
Read moreKhloe Kardashian shares sweet photo of 'mini
opinionsKhloé Kardashian is keeping up with a new generation of little Kardashians.The Good American mogul, ...
【opinions】
Read more
Popular articles
- 76ers president Daryl Morey has big plans to build NBA title team around Embiid and Maxey
- Christina Aguilera, 43, looks very slim in a T
- Inside Kate Middleton's sweet annual midnight tradition for Prince Louis' birthday
- South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
- Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons
- Review of UNWRA finds Israel did not express concern about staff
Latest articles
From Marseille to Mont
It's six today for birthday boy Louis, the prince of royal mischief
Food influencer lifts the lid on little
Camila Cabello goes makeup
The EU's executive decides to end legal standoff with Poland over democracy concerns
Lala Kent pens a heartfelt tribute to her father on the sixth anniversary of his tragic passing
LINKS
- Xinhua Headlines: How the CPC's New Central Leadership Was Formed
- Federation Cultivates 'Legal Docents' to Help Protect Women's Rights
- Xi Awards Friendship Medal to Vietnam's Communist Party Chief
- Caring for Rural Women Teachers, Promoting Career Development
- Xi Meets Argentine President Fernandez
- Xi Stresses Striving in Unity to Fulfill Goals Set by Party Congress
- Xi Congratulates Russia
- Xi Arrives in Indonesia's Bali for G20 Summit
- (CPC Congress) 20th CPC National Congress Concludes
- Xi Focus: Xi Addresses CIIE, Calls for Joint Efforts for Bright Future of Openness, Prosperity