'It's magical' Resistance veteran among 10,000 carriers of Olympic torch to Paris
The Guardian|May 09, 2024
It will be one of the longest Olympic torch relays in history. For 10 weeks, about 10,000 people, from sports stars to survivors of terrorist attacks and a 102-year-old veteran of the French Resistance, will take turns to carry the flame.
Angelique Chrisafis
'It's magical' Resistance veteran among 10,000 carriers of Olympic torch to Paris

The torch will travel through more than 400 French towns and territories including Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia and Réunion to the opening ceremony in Paris on 26 July. Other notable stops include Mont Saint-Michel, the Normandy beaches of the D-day landings and the space centre at Kourou in French Guiana.

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