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- Celebration day in Marseille this Wednesday, May 8 with the arrival of the Olympic flame in France.
- Lit in Olympia on Tuesday April 16, the flame was lit on Wednesday May 8 in Marseille around 7:30 p.m. On the “Belem”, Florent Manaudou was the first torchbearer in the Marseille city before going down and passing the precious torch to Nantenin Keita. Idol of the city, the rapper Jul was the lucky one to light the Cauldron to the clamor and ovation of 150,000 people present in the Old Port. A concert is planned in Marseille this evening to celebrate the festivities and the arrival of the Olympic flame in the territory.
- After the arrival of the flame on French soil, Emmanuel Macron spoke. The President of the Republic declared that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be “the most decentralized Games in our History” before emphasizing that this global event “is a moment of unity”.
Live
22:00 – “The J is the S”
END OF LIVE! After the arrival of the Olympic flame and the cauldron lit by rapper Jul, Gabriel Attal tried his hand at Marseille slang in a tweet.
9:45 p.m. – The journey of the Olympic flame
Tomorrow, the Olympic flame will continue to travel through the Marseille city, passing through symbolic places such as Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (Mucem), with the letters “Marseille” in the neighborhoods. north, at the town hall, to finish at the Stade-Vélodrome before leaving for the Var. In total, 64 departments will be crossed, but also more than 400 municipalities.
9:30 p.m. – Estanguet: “Important to have this marriage, sport, culture”
At the microphone of France 2, the president of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Tony Estanguet, justified having chosen Florent Manaudou, Nantenin Keita and Jul as the first torchbearers: “It is important for me to promote these very great athletes, these great champions (Florent Manaudou and Nantenin Keita, Editor’s note). They are the ones who best embody the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are the best ambassadors. first of all the athletes, I absolutely wanted to put them in the spotlight. We also asked Jul to be this third torchbearer, because this torch relay will also put the spotlight on the personalities (of) each of them. cities where we are going to go There was a lot of emotion, we tried to show a very beautiful face of our country this evening.
9:15 p.m. – Jul in the spotlight!
Relive in live conditions the lighting of the cauldron with the Olympic flame by the famous Marseille rapper Jul.
9:00 p.m. – The Old Port closed
Because of the overcrowded crowd, the Old Port is closed. The Soprano and Alonzo concert will begin in a few moments.
Given the crowds in the Old Port, the @prefpolice13 requires the temporary closure of access to the celebration site for security reasons. Only exits are authorized. We thank you for your understanding.
— City of Marseille (@marseille) May 8, 2024
8:45 p.m. – Macron: “French Day”
“There are always doubts, there is always a France which doubts, but there is also a France which was impatient. And then, it seemed far away for many of our compatriots. We are entering the Games. I now believe that it’s popular enthusiasm, and that’s why I wanted to be among everyone, here. It’s the celebration of the French, and I want them to be proud of it,” Emmanuel insisted. Macron faced with the skepticism of some French people.
8:30 p.m. – “Unified French team”
Second torchbearer after Florent Manaudou, Nantenin Keïta thanked “all the Marseillais for their welcome”. “The fact that I am a Paralympic athlete, here today, to welcome the Olympic flame, that means that we also succeeded in our bet of the unified French team. It was important for us as a athletes and it was also important for the organizing committee,” she assured.
20:20 – The Olympics, “a moment of unity” according to Emmanuel Macron
“I would like these Games to create a more lasting connection. Behind there will be a legacy, a sporting nation with children who will have learned sport at school. I want our compatriots to imagine that it is about a moment of unity. That we are capable of it and that they can be proud of it,” declared Emmanuel Macron.
20:10 – “Huge security issue”
Apart from the sporting challenge represented by the Olympic Games in France, Emmanuel Macron singled out security: “There is a huge security challenge but we are preparing for it. Our law enforcement agencies are mobilized, civil security , our police, our soldiers, private security too. Some have postponed or canceled their vacations so that the Games go well.
20:05 – Macron: “The flame enters the lives of the French”
On TF1, Emmanuel Macron spoke about this global event: “The flame arrives and enters the lives of the French. These will be the most decentralized Games in our History,” he declared.
20:00 – The Patrol salutes Belem
After its show, the Patrouille de France greeted the Belem and the Olympic Flame which arrived in Marseille.
19:50 – Jul: “Very proud for France and for Marseille”
In front of his audience, Jul did not hide his pride in lighting the Olympic cauldron: “I am very proud, thank you for thinking of me for that, I am very proud for France and for Marseille.”
19:45 – “Mercé la zone”
After a few questions asked to the torchbearers, Jul performed one of his most famous sounds, “La Fault” in front of his audience.
19:35 – The flame lit!
To the clamor of people present in the Old Port, rapper Jul lit the Cauldron before a huge fireworks display in Olympic colors.
19:33 – Jul takes over!
While Florent Manaudou was the first torchbearer, the swimmer passed the torch to the athlete Nantenin Keïta. The famous Marseille rapper Jul then took over.
Discover the latest news on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has been at the heart of discussions since the project was presented. It will be held on Friday July 26, for the first time outside a stadium. Along a six-kilometer route on the Seine, the 10,500 Olympic athletes will parade on more than 150 boats. The ceremony is expected to last approximately 3.5 hours. The script for the ceremony, created by choreographer Thomas Jolly, wants to be kept secret until the last moment by the Organizing Committee (Cojo). In detail, the departure should be given around 8:30 p.m. at the Pont d’Austerlitz, with the departure of the Greek delegation, for the arrival of the French boat, the last of the procession, around midnight, at the Pont d’Iéna. But this opening ceremony promised by the Paris candidacy could not see the light of day, in the event of too great a security risk. In any case, this is what Emmanuel Macron said a few days ago, during an interview with BFM. The president notably spoke of a plan B at the Trocadéro, or even a plan C at the Stade de France.
For security and organizational reasons, the spectator gauge was also reviewed by the State. If 600,000 people, including 500,000 free places, had been announced at the start of the application, the gauge was greatly reduced. The Minister of the Interior recently announced that 326,000 people could attend the opening ceremony, including 100,000 paying tickets. The price for this Games event ranges from €90 to €2700. The public will be distributed in around twenty fixed zones, with it impossible to move along the platforms. 80 giant screens are planned throughout the route, complete with animations and artistic performances.
The organizing committee unveiled the first visuals of the opening ceremony at the end of 2021 with a spectacle that promises to be historic on the Seine. Here are the images:
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games will take place at the Stade de France at the end of the competitions. For the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, around 65,000 people are expected to depart from the Champs-Elysées and Concorde where the athletes will parade on August 28, 2024.
When do the Paris 2024 Olympic Games start?
The Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (COJo) indicated in February 2019 that these 2024 Paris Olympics, which were initially scheduled to begin on August 2, will ultimately take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. It is obviously a little early to know the dates of the events, the daily calendar and the TV program for this sporting fortnight. These subjects will be studied once the list of sports and the selected sites are official.
Download the schedule for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Download our Paris 2024 Olympic Games calendar in PDF with all disciplines and dates.
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