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France's Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year
![Michel Euler The jets of the Patrouille de France fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9eae4df5998149c29980128ae88bd894/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The jets of the Patrouille de France fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Christophe Ena French photographer JR, left, and athlete Sandra Laoura hold the Olympic torch in the courtyard of the Louvre museum Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/09a28d0ca30f4c6eac1aa066b2f98a1b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
French photographer JR, left, and athlete Sandra Laoura hold the Olympic torch in the courtyard of the Louvre museum Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
![Michel Euler A security officer takes position on a building roof before the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0c4c7965a4594cdeaeaf56edf449109a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A security officer takes position on a building roof before the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Michel Euler Troops walk down the Foch avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/359e6837cf6b4f6fa4d17eaf1fd4cf5f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Troops walk down the Foch avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Michel Euler Troops of the Foreign Legion parade during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/67829a7bc755462fbaffb148acceab2d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Troops of the Foreign Legion parade during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Yoan Valat French President Emmanuel Macron stands fro the command car past the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, Sunday, July 14 2024. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7326f51a36be4143b37246ceada57554/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
French President Emmanuel Macron stands fro the command car past the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, Sunday, July 14 2024. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP)
![Aurelien Morissard Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, July 14, 2024, during Bastille Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/12bf275a91154ff8be59f8a20e2edc0a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, July 14, 2024, during Bastille Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
![Louise Delmotte The Paris fire brigade parades during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bc7a66a50d27413eae38309c143e939c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The Paris fire brigade parades during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Louise Delmotte Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, males a selfie with the Olympic torch, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. Jin will carry the Olympic torch in the area of Paris' Louvre Museum after recently completing his mandatory military service. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e14e8caf3e8040519325cb6470a0d4b9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, males a selfie with the Olympic torch, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. Jin will carry the Olympic torch in the area of Paris' Louvre Museum after recently completing his mandatory military service. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Louise Delmotte French President Emmanuel Macron reviews the Republican Guards during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ae1c5e0b80324e629a066e8eb1aae8eb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
French President Emmanuel Macron reviews the Republican Guards during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Louise Delmotte Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, takes the Olympic torch, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. Jin will carry the Olympic torch in the area of Paris' Louvre Museum after recently completing his mandatory military service. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aac23037fcca4d24a654e871094f3779/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, takes the Olympic torch, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. Jin will carry the Olympic torch in the area of Paris' Louvre Museum after recently completing his mandatory military service. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Aurelien Morissard Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during Bastille Day celebrations late Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e2384348620b48629dd0a5bf0f6c16fe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during Bastille Day celebrations late Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
![Michel Euler Troops parade during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fdced7ccd18142228d46d6b3e28244ed/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Troops parade during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Louise Delmotte Col. Thibault Vallette, of the Cadre Noir de Saumur, The French Horse and Riding Institute, carries the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d556b03dc3204cfeb11524a014bbf735/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Col. Thibault Vallette, of the Cadre Noir de Saumur, The French Horse and Riding Institute, carries the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Aurelien Morissard Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during Bastille Day celebrations late Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/66a20d0520d54340bf6d109367169b3f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during Bastille Day celebrations late Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
![Aurelien Morissard Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during Bastille Day celebrations late Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/edd209b5692a41b79728c939084d0b6f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during Bastille Day celebrations late Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
![Louise Delmotte Youths carry the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0249232ec91c4d93a1d1028c84cb9a97/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Youths carry the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Yoan Valat The Republican Guards arrive at the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, Sunday, July 14 2024. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d275abf40f7f4f81a3c276e55cee6a45/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The Republican Guards arrive at the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, Sunday, July 14 2024. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP)
![Louise Delmotte Col. Thibault Vallette, of the Cadre Noir de Saumur, carries the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5c780d2092e34ed5bf8de279ee3d0151/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Col. Thibault Vallette, of the Cadre Noir de Saumur, carries the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Michel Euler A large flag ornated with the Croix de Lorraine to commemorate the WWII Resistance, is displayed during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ae690ad19bb465588e43637a6800d66/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A large flag ornated with the Croix de Lorraine to commemorate the WWII Resistance, is displayed during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Michel Euler French President Emmanuel Macron waves from the command car as he drives down the Avenue Foch during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a7d8c1321ce8402aa1e4667c881fb84e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
French President Emmanuel Macron waves from the command car as he drives down the Avenue Foch during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Michel Euler Five Rafale jet fighters escort an Hawkeye 4F during the aerial Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/638289c0d1134a7e894b9f179b6d8c19/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Five Rafale jet fighters escort an Hawkeye 4F during the aerial Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It's 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)