We participated in this spectacular fireworks show that highlighted the Olympic Games. See you on the second day of the flame in Paris. Have a smart end to the night!
The spectacle is magnificent at the Eiffel Tower.
“I feel very revered to be here in front of all of you. Being one of the 10,000 flame bearers is an honor, thank you for the invitation. »
The last French winner of Roland-Garros lights up the cauldron in front of Anne Hidalgo and Tony Estanguet!!
The French tennis legend will take on the heavy task of lighting the cauldron. Long before his stage, many fans were waiting for him.
It is Nicolas Batum’s turn to take the Olympic flame. The square in front of the City Hall is not far away.
“Together we are the strongest,” they sing as they run the 200 meters with the flame.
Agents of the city of Paris will be honored.
“It’s a wonderful compliment for me. I fell in love with the Olympic Games very early on and to be the penultimate relay runner in Paris, at a level like this, is a wonderful honour. »
We approach the square in front of the City Hall where many other people are waiting for the torch.
As a reminder, Nicolas Batum and Yannick Noah will finish the day around 11:00 p. m. The winner of Roland-Garros 1983 will light the cauldron.
Many personalities from the associative and gaming world pass the baton.
In the darkness of Paris, the torchbearers took turns and headed to the Hôtel de Ville.
The flame adventure continues during this first day in Paris.
Hip-hop dancers running the show on a makeshift ground had to step aside.
Charles Leung, chief executive of Fred, a company owned by LVMH, which also owns Le Parisien, is the 123rd replacement.
This will lead to town hall, with Nicolas Batum and Yannick Noah at the end of the day.
The French b-girl, who will compete in the Olympic Games for the first time in break, carries the flame.
Enzo Lefort walks through the Apollo Gallery. Beautiful images.
“30 minutes ago I knew I would take the flame inside the Louvre,” he told France Télévisions. Even in my wildest dreams, I wouldn’t have imagined it. I’m on cloud nine. »
The television presenter arrived to warm up and announce the concert of the choir and the Radio France choir and the French national orchestra. On stage we will be present the pianist Lang Lang, the Capuçons brothers on cello and violin, as well as the singer M in a duet with the guitarist Thibaud Cauvin.
Singer Jin, from BTS, carries the flame to the Louvre pyramid in front of a crazy crowd.
The convoy continues its adventure to the Louvre, with a stop along rue de Rivoli, at the tip of the Tuileries Gardens.
An hour before the start of the concert in Paris, at 9:15 p. m. , the square in front of the Hôtel de Ville fills up.
The Olympic flame arrived at Place Vendôme, where hockey player Simon Martin-Brisac picked it up after a foul. He will compete in his first Olympic Games.
A passing of the torch and of generations, between the boxer who won a medal in Sydney and the runner who won the Paris Games.
The 2000 Olympic champion boxer carries the flame through the streets of Paris.
Torchbearers will then pass through Olympia, before arriving at the Louvre and then the Hôtel de Ville to light the torch.
The 24 students from Dora-Maar University returned enthusiastically from the July 14 parade and the Olympic torch relay they took part in on Sunday morning in Paris.
The 2018 world champion is the captain of this “collective” relay and will have the support of 23 teammates.
“I’m very good, it’s an honor to be here, I’m having fun. The World Cup is the Holy Grail for footballers and the Olympic Games is for athletes. I had the opportunity to participate in primary events, but the Olympic Games are something strong and it is exciting to see so many people mobilized. We will stay on loan with the French team, the festival is going to be difficult but I hope they respond. “.
The third Torch Relay convoy in Paris is coming to an end. After passing in front of the Gare de l’Est and the Gare du Nord, you will pass towards the Place du Colonel-Fabien at around 7:00 pm.
The relays are made to one before arriving at the Gare de l’Est, one of the largest stations in Paris.
There are several places to explore between the Olympia, rue de Rivoli and the Louvre. . .
“It’s a way of giving the impression that the flame of life is still shining in front of the Bataclan and it’s very moving. We had an idea for the patients at the Bataclan and also for those in Nice. It’s a way of giving the impression that life is joy. and not terrorism. “
“It is an enormous honour to be in the joie de vivre of all those who suffer honours,” says Philippe Duperron, father of a victim of the Bataclan bombings, before strolling through the crowd.
In front of the Bataclan, a concert will be held in tribute to the victims of the attacks eight years ago. A survivor of the attack, Arthur Dénouveaux, and the father of one victim, Philippe Duperron, will pass the torch. A minute of applause was then respected.