Urgent: Olympic flame lands at Marseille Old Port


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  • Thursday, 09 May 2024

MARSEILLE, France, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame of Paris 2024 touched down at the renowned Old Port of Marseille amid the radiant hues of the sunset on Wednesday evening.

More than 150,000 spectators gathered for the grand ceremony in the harbor as France's Olympic swimming champion Florent Manaudou carried the torch and walked down the majestic three-masted ship Belem, under the watchful eyes of French President Emmanuel Macron.

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