Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

Light drones and fireworks light up the sky in the shape of the Olympic rings during a celebration ahead of the arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille, France, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -The Olympic flame reached Marseille, just outside the Old Port, amid tight security on Wednesday, 79 days before the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony.

More than 150,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony after a six-hour parade of the three-masted Belem, which left Greece on April 27 with the flame after it was lit in Ancient Olympia 11 days earlier.