Olympic torch dumating sa Paris sa gitna ng Bastille Day celebrations
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Thierry Henry, left, a soccer legend in France, next to the Olympic torch that he would soon carry through the streets of Paris on Sunday. At right are Tony Estanguet, a top Olympics official, and Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris.Stephane De Sakutin/Getty Images / AFP
Ang torch relay bago ang Paris Olympics ay dumating na sa Paris, ang French capital at umaasa ang organizers na magiging daan ito ng kasabikan ng mga residente para sa Olympics.
Ang Olympic flame ay unang nasilayan sa tradisyunal na military parade na taun-taong isinasagawa tuwing July 14, na isang national holiday at pagkatapos ay inumpisahan na ang tour nito sa paligid ng lungsod na nagsimula sa Champs-Elysées.
Ang World-Cup winning footballing great na si Thierry Henry ang nabigyan ng karangalan sa first leg sa pinakasikat na avenue ng siyudad, pagkatapos ay inilibot na ito sa pangunahing landmarks ng Paris gaya ng parliament at Notre-Dame Cathedtal.
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Sinabi ni Henry sa mga mamamahayag, “It’s not something you turn down, on our national day, on the Champs-Elysées, the Olympics in Paris. Just extraordinary.”
Ang mga laro ay idinisenyo upang ganapin sa mga lokasyon sa puso ng City of Light, na may mga pansamantalang stadium na itinayo sa tourist hotspots gaya ng Eiffel Tower, Invalides at Place de la Concorde.
Ang pinakabagong naragdag sa mga lansangan ng Paris ay ang pagkakaroon dito ng humigit-kumulang 44,000 metal barriers sa paligid ng river Seine, kung saan pinaplano ang isang kagila-gilalas na opening ceremony sa July 26.
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Sinabi ng alkalde ng upmarket river-side 7th district ng Paris na si Jean-Pierre Lecoq, “Some residents have shared with us their amazement, as well as the physical impossibility of leaving their homes.”
Ayon sa chief organizer na si Tony Estanguet, “Pushing back the pessimists had been one of my most difficult tasks. My role has been to protect our vision againts everyone who criticizes, those who don’t believe in it, those who would take pleasure in seeing it not go well.”
Dagdag pa niya, “The torch relay had been a huge success nationally, with around five million people turning out to see it since May 8. We’re delighted with how it has gone so far. It has completely met the targets we gave ourselves.”
Ang Olympic flame ay mananatili sa Paris kung saan nakatakda itong salubungin ng can-can dancers sa labas ng sikat na Moulin Rouge cabare show, at pagkatapos ay dadalhin na ito sa Montmartre cathedral.