Messing about in Boats from Beckham to Bateaux Mouches
A spectacular river cavalcade along the Seine will set in motion the Paris Olympic Games in a few hours. The exact details remain a tightly guarded secret but Ceremony Director Thomas Jolly has revealed that […]
Paris 2024 Under Way
Paris 2024 has begun. Spain beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in men’s football at the Parc de Princes. The first goal came shortly before the half hour by Marc Pubill. The Uzbeks levelled before half time with a penalty, given after consulting VAR (video assistant referee). It was converted by […]
Salma Hayek carries Flame at Palais de Versailles
Actress Salma Hayek has carried the Olympic Flame through the hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on what proved a spectacular day in the Relay. “It’s an unforgettable, unexpected and magical moment,” Hayek told Le Parisien. “This […]
Oldest surviving French Torchbearer carried Flame again at 99!
One of the first Frenchmen to carry the Olympic Flame has now become a Torchbearer again in 2024. 99 year old Daniel Rebiffé took the Torch in Étampes, some 50 kilometres southwest of Paris, on stage 64 of the Relay. […]
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