The “Belem” arrived in the Old Port around 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday, after 12 days of travel from its native homeland, Greece. On board, the swimming champion Florent Manaudou carried the Olympic flame which finally reached French soil, two and a half months before the start of the Paris 2024 Games. On his arrival, Florent Manaudou passed the flame to the Paralympic athletics champion Nantenin Keitawho herself handed it over to French rap star Jul, this one lighting the Olympic cauldron. Back in pictures of the ceremony.
The three-masted ship, which crossed the Mediterranean, was seen at 8 a.m. in the Phocaean city
On board was the famous Olympic flame, under a bell
Florent Manaudou was the first bearer of the Olympic flame
Emmanuel Macron and more than a hundred thousand spectators were present to welcome the flame
The French patrol offered a majestic spectacle on the port of Marseille
The “Belem” entered the Old Port of Marseille around 7:30 p.m.
Upon its arrival on French soil, the flame was handed over by Florent Manaudou to Paralympic athletics champion Nantenin Keita
Marseille icon Jul was the third flame bearer and had the honor of lighting the cauldron
