“This is a very strong moment for all the Paris 2024 teams.” This is what Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, declared on Saturday April 27, a few moments before the Olympic flame boarded the three-masted Belem.
The Olympic flame aboard the Belem
“It’s a huge honor to recover the flame of the Paris 2024 games, that’s it, it’s our turn”he conceded, confident that he had “had a little tear and a very strong emotion”. “We are extremely motivated.”
Belem leftThe port of Piraeus around 9:50 a.m. The Olympic flame is due to arrive in Marseille on May 8. “It’s going to be a very beautiful celebration for 69 days throughout France”predicted Tony Estanguet.
Paris 2024: the “Belem” left Athens heading to Marseille