France chose a few select athletes to receive the Olympic torch and light the cauldron, marking the unofficial start of the games. Here's a look at who lit the Olympic cauldron and a history of ...

the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Belem transported the torch across the Mediterranean Sea to its eventual home in France. The French journey After a few weeks at sea, the ...

were all smiles as they held up three Olympic torches in front of the cauldron. This was the 31st stage of the torch relay across France and its far-flung overseas territories before the opening ...

He lit the cauldron during the torch relay as it passed through ... RFI's coverage of the Paris Olympics 2024 "I fought for France to be liberated and I fought for France in sport afterwards ...

Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic ...

Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic Torch in last ... eight champion of France twice, the first time in 1946 ...

Roger Lebranchu, who survived nearly two years in Nazi concentration camps and became the oldest person to carry the Olympic torch in last year's ...