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Olympic rings seen in Paris, France. /CFP
The Paris 2024 organizers announced on Friday the route of the torch relay before the Games, including 64 French territories, among which five are overseas, and the first 165 locations that will welcome the Olympic flame.
"Today, we are proud to unveil the route of the Olympic Torch Relay, which will be more than a circuit around France in 68 days. It will showcase the incredible breadth of our country: Heritage, landscapes, museums, performing arts... And of course, its inhabitants," declared Tony Estanguet, president of Paris 2024.
The flame will be lit up in Olympia, Greece on April 16, 2024, followed by a nine-day torch relay before sailing across the Mediterranean Sea from Athens to Marseille, France on May 8.
A three-mast ship named Belem, which was first used in 1896, the same year the modern Olympics came back, will be used to carry the flame to finish the voyage.
Some 10,000 torchbearers will visit some of the most iconic and historic places in the host country during the relay.
"The flame is the energy of a country, the will to be together. The Torch Relay is preparation for the opening ceremony, it's national storytelling, which brings us together. In this storytelling, there are landscapes, territories, nature, the beauty of the sites and our diverse cultures," said Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris.
The Paris Olympic Games will open on July 26, 2024.
(With input from Xinhua)
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