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Paris 2024 Olympic Flame leaves Athens Port of Piraeus on board the Belem bound for Marseille, France

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    • Title Paris 2024 Olympic Flame leaves Athens Port of Piraeus on board the Belem bound for Marseille, France
    • Publication Date 27th April 2024
    • Languages EN | FR
    • Location Port of Piraeus, Athens, Greece
    • Press Release https://olympics.com/en/news/the-belem-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-iconic-ship
    • Description

      The Paris 2024 Olympic Flame left the Greek Port of Piraeus bound for the French city of Marseille on Saturday 27 April. Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024 Organising Committee carried the flame, housed in a lantern, aboard the three-masted ship Belem for its Mediterranean voyage to France.

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      IOC_VNR_Paris2024_BelemSetsSailForFrance (video)

    • Media 4661

      Belem ship passing through the Corinth Canal Greece (video)

    • Media 4653

      Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee welcomed aboard the Belem (image)

    • Media 4654

      The Paris 2024 Olympic Flame aboard the ship Belem (image)

    • Media 4655

      Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee boarding the ship Belem (image)

    • Media 4656

      The crew of the Belem with Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee (image)

    • Media 4657

      The Belem setting sail (image)

    • Media 4658

      The Belem departs (image)

    • Media 4660

      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

    Additional Media

    • Media 4652

      IOC_VNR_Paris2024_BelemSetsSailForFrance (video)

    • Media 4661

      Belem ship passing through the Corinth Canal Greece (video)

    • Media 4653

      Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee welcomed aboard the Belem (image)

    • Media 4654

      The Paris 2024 Olympic Flame aboard the ship Belem (image)

    • Media 4655

      Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee boarding the ship Belem (image)

    • Media 4656

      The crew of the Belem with Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee (image)

    • Media 4657

      The Belem setting sail (image)

    • Media 4658

      The Belem departs (image)

    • Media 4660

      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

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