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The Olympic torch is being welcomed in French port city of Marseille with fanfare and high security
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The Olympic torch is being welcomed in French port city of Marseille with fanfare and high security
![Daniel Cole Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, sails ahead of a welcoming ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6b7a5076926b4d59830da960e39fc27e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, sails ahead of a welcoming ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
![Ludovic Marin Spectators are reflected on the Ombriere structure during the Olympic torch arrival ceremony during the Olympic torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ccafdbdc26664c859b2849a8ec2b49a5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Spectators are reflected on the Ombriere structure during the Olympic torch arrival ceremony during the Olympic torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Daniel Cole The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, is accompanied by other boats approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b11b38a735a749d79d94a3eb96207419/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, is accompanied by other boats approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
![Ludovic Marin French swimmer Florent Manaudou holds the Olympic torch on the French 19th-century three-mast ship Belem as it arrives in the Old Port of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9564cbfe58c2455d93ba1b4674ddf3fc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French swimmer Florent Manaudou holds the Olympic torch on the French 19th-century three-mast ship Belem as it arrives in the Old Port of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French Paralympic athlete Nantenin Keïta, holds the Olympic torch while French swimmer Florent Manaudou looks on during the torch arrival ceremonyl in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. Keita is visually impaired and won a gold medal during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b88dee2edd394fadab593dac2fa5cd8d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French Paralympic athlete Nantenin Keïta, holds the Olympic torch while French swimmer Florent Manaudou looks on during the torch arrival ceremonyl in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. Keita is visually impaired and won a gold medal during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French rapper Jul lights the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. ( (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3fd1d913bf2a42afa5aca7ae16b1e03b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French rapper Jul lights the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. ( (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Laurent Cipriani The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, is escorted by other boats while a tugboat sprays water in the foreground, when approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3966f84a8f524c43aa2a968db335adb0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, is escorted by other boats while a tugboat sprays water in the foreground, when approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
![Laurent Cipriani The Patrouille de France aerobatics demonstration aircraft leave a tricolor trail of smoke in the sky as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5d332ceb83be4f838dc8eec19887d45e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Patrouille de France aerobatics demonstration aircraft leave a tricolor trail of smoke in the sky as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
![Ludovic Marin French swimmer Florent Manaudou holds the Olympic torch during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/26305781ede44e6cad4c74abbe6e8fba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French swimmer Florent Manaudou holds the Olympic torch during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Ludovic Marin The Olympic cauldron is pictured in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. ( (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3765c7eda4d049ff9942be1a668785d8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Olympic cauldron is pictured in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. ( (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Daniel Cole A rainbow rises over the Old Port as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, arrives in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c2cd469dafb24fb8af16867de37fe262/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A rainbow rises over the Old Port as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, arrives in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
![Daniel Cole A sailing crew waits for the arrival of Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, ahead of a welcoming ceremony at the old port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a826b121646542daa0bac47ed526f1e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sailing crew waits for the arrival of Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, ahead of a welcoming ceremony at the old port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
![Daniel Cole Fireworks go off as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3a125ce96def4335bace6e6ff99a1bbb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Fireworks go off as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
![Thibault Camus French Paralympic athlete Nantenin Keïta, holds the Olympic flanked by first torch carrier in France French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou, left , and French rap artist Jul during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fbd0f0760d8c480b93438a71a2db63a8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French Paralympic athlete Nantenin Keïta, holds the Olympic flanked by first torch carrier in France French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou, left , and French rap artist Jul during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
![Ludovic Marin President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet, left, shakes hands French President Emmanuel Macron during the Olympic torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/66d562ee0ced436297e3fa7b02b98bb4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet, left, shakes hands French President Emmanuel Macron during the Olympic torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Nicolas Garriga The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, approaches Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/16b1e3214acf444cbb934ee8f848bf0e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, approaches Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
![Thibault Camus People gather to watch a concert after the welcoming ceremony of the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, at the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c6cdf3fea3d494fbb1a4252e5215937/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People gather to watch a concert after the welcoming ceremony of the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, at the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
![Laurent Cipriani People standing by a swimming pool watch the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, being escorted by other boats when approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3200aecad7364268951a65753c2ae886/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People standing by a swimming pool watch the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, being escorted by other boats when approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
![Ludovic Marin The French acrobatic flying team Patrouille de France flies over the French 19th-century three-mast ship Belem during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6758ea05953c41cf816b02d5ec255390/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The French acrobatic flying team Patrouille de France flies over the French 19th-century three-mast ship Belem during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Daniel Cole People gather to watch the welcoming ceremony of Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd146247780444d1afa8da1bda58f794/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People gather to watch the welcoming ceremony of Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
![Ludovic Marin Spectators on boats watch the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2ca1c5785c18480d91c18c00dd6d93f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Spectators on boats watch the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Laurent Cipriani Crowds watch as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/42ca1ef263de433bb7776a1b7129239e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Crowds watch as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
![Ludovic Marin French Paralympic athlete Nantenin Keïta, left, passes the Olympic torch to French rap artist Jul during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. Keita is visually impaired and won a gold medal during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7162a969f30548e68b20a2dae0b20888/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French Paralympic athlete Nantenin Keïta, left, passes the Olympic torch to French rap artist Jul during the torch arrival ceremony in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. Keita is visually impaired and won a gold medal during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)