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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Ollia Horton

Olympic torch continues its final relay across France

Torch bearer and French BMX world champion Matthias Dandois poses with the Olympic flame at the Trocadero in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on 15 July, 2024. © AFP - Emmanuel Dunand

Hundreds of French towns and cities have hosted the Olympic flame since the torch relay began on 8 May in Marseille. RFI was in Eaubonne, northwest of Paris to catch the action on 19 July.

From the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower, from Paris' posh districts to working-class neighbourhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off next Friday 26 July.

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