Twenty-four French athletes were Olympic torchbearers, but a special duo received the honor of lighting the cauldron. The torch's final trek began with soccer legend Zinedine Zidane, and it was ...

Olympic athletics champion Marie-José Pérec and judo great Teddy Riner lit the Olympic cauldron for the Paris Olympics, at the bottom of a hot air balloon which then rose to the sky. Their torches ...

PARIS — After a spectacular Opening Ceremony on the River Seine, Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the Olympic cauldron to officially inaugurate the 2024 Games here on Friday. And it wasn’t just ...

Aug. 5 (UPI) --At the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, French athletes Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the Olympic cauldron, a ring of fire that floated into the night sky on a ...

PARIS, France — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the cauldron for the Paris Olympics to end an elaborate but rain-soaked opening ceremony Friday night.

After weeks of secrecy and hours of anticipation during the opening ceremony, Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec were revealed to be the final co-torchbearers and honorees as the lighters of the Olympic ...

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PARIS (Reuters) - The greatest French athlete of all time, Marie-Jose Perec will be remembered for gracing the track with her elegant stride, but also for mysteriously walking away from her last ...