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The torchbearer, whose identity was never revealed, inspired a slew of online memes and comparison’s to "Assassin's Creed" and Fox’s “The Masked Singer.”
A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, a masked and hooded figure darted across the rooftops of Paris with the Olympic torch held aloft. Here are some photo highlights from the most ambitious opening ceremony in the 128-year ...
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. ZIZOU’S FLAME. French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane kicked off the opening ceremony with the Olympic flame in ...
The first well-known major athlete to light the cauldron was nine-time Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Other famous final torch bearers include 1960 decathlon gold medallist Rafer Johnson, who became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics, [1] French football star Michel Platini (), heavyweight boxing champion ...
During the band's performance, the masked torchbearer turned up and used the Olympic flame to light up the stage for French singer Aya Nakamura, who performed a mashup of three songs: "Pookie", "Djadja" and some stanzas from "For me formidable", in front of the Institut de France in a special brass version with the Choir of the French Army and ...
The mysterious torchbearer that appeared in a hooded, masked costume was inspired by a number of characters from French culture: Belphégor, the Iron Mask, the titular character from “Phantom of ...
Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori, August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Biography [ edit ]