The Paris Olympic torch relay suffered its first trouble on Saturday when the cauldron, which is lit at the end of each day, stubbornly refused to be lit.
During the third stage of his 78-day journey in Manosque, north of Marseille, French swimmer Ophélie Cyrielle-Etienne, bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, twice attempted to light the cauldron. was not successful.
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The Paris Olympic torch relay suffered its first trouble on Saturday when the cauldron, which is lit at the end of each day, stubbornly refused to be lit.
During the third stage of his 78-day journey in Manosque, north of Marseille, French swimmer Ophélie Cyrielle-Etienne, bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, twice attempted to light the cauldron. was not successful.
Officials said the cauldron had been successfully lit the previous two nights in Marseille and Toulon, but there were technical problems.
The torch relay, which will arrive in Paris in time for the opening ceremony on July 26, passed safely through the countryside and mountains of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence on Saturday.
In all, around 10,000 runners will take part in the torch relay, which will cross 400 towns and cities in France as well as some overseas territories, including Guadeloupe, New Caledonia and Réunion.
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