The Paris 2024 Olympic Torch, on the way to France
Shafaqna English - 2024-04-16T21:47:35.000Z

Shafaqna English- As a report by Anadolu Ajansı, the Paris 2024 Torch embarked on its voyage to France following a customary ceremony in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. First introduced at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, torchbearers will take turns carrying the flame on a 5,000-kilometer

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