The Olympic flame will arrive in French territory on Wednesday 8 May, continuing the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which are all set to begin at the end of July. After 12 days of sailing ...

The mission of transporting the Olympic flame on the first leg of its journey to the opening ceremony in Paris was given to one of the France’s most venerable sailing ships, the Belem, built in 1896.

Like many of the best intercultural collaborations, it happened at a festival. Or at least that’s how Kiya Tabassian describes the first meeting between his Montreal-based duo Constantinople and ...

The Olympic flame on Saturday (April 27) began its journey to France on board the Belem leaving the Greek port of Piraeus. The 19th-century three-masted barque is set to reach Marseille, where a Greek ...

The Olympic flame set sail from Athens on Saturday on its voyage to France on board the Belem – a historic 19th-century three masted ship. It's a key stage of the Torch Relay which will travel to ...

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