Spectacular scenes as the Olympic flame arrives in France ahead of Paris 2024 Games on board a 19th century ship after 12-day voyage from Greece
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The Olympic flame has arrived on French soil at the southern port city of Marseille amid tight security, 79 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games, the BBC reports. After a 12-day trip from Greece on board the 128-year-old three-masted sailing ship Belem, the torch was carried on to land by France’s 2012 …