Olympics-Star chef Mazzia among Paris 2024 torch bearers

FILE PHOTO: Employee Camille Eudeline holds a torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, manufactured by ArcelorMittal, world leader in steel and Official Partner of the Games, during a press visit at the Guy Degrenne factory in Vire, France, November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Chef Alexandre Mazzia has been named among the torch bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympics, leading a star-studded lineup for the relay that will start the flame's France leg in his town of Marseille, the Games' sponsors announced on Monday.

Mazzia, who settled in Marseille in 2010, picked up a third Michelin star in 2021 for his 'AM' restaurant.