Olympic flame gets to Paris in chilly snow

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-07-2008 13:12

The Beijing Olympic flame has arrived in France for the fifth leg of its world journey.

Two flame guards show the lantern which holds the Olympic  flame at the airport in Paris, capital of France, April 6,  2008. Paris is the fifth stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic  Games torch relay outside the Chinese mainland.(Xinhua Photo)

Chinese Ambassador to France Kong Quan and French Olympic Committee officials greeted the arrival of the flame. Vice president of Beijing Organizing Committee for Olympic Games Jiang Xiaoyu led the flame delegation and made a brief exhibition of the lantern which encases the sacred fire.

The Olympic torch will pass the major landmarks of Paris including the Eiffel Tower, the Arch of Triumph, Champs Elysees Avenue, the Concorde Square, the Louvre and the Notre Dame Cathedral.

French Olympic champion Marie-Josee Perec, Portuguese footballer Pedro Miguel Pauleta and badminton player Pi Hongyan are among the 80 torchbearers who will follow Coubertin's footsteps to spread the Olympic spirit.

Editor:Zhang Ning