Paris 2024 Olympics: Will Zinedine Zidane play a role in Marseille this Wednesday during the Olympic torch relay ?

The Minister of Sports did not say more about the possible role of former Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane in Marseille during the Olympic torch relay. ©Jan Kolodziej – MAXPPP

The Olympic flame arrives in Marseille this Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, keeps the mystery surrounding the possible participation of Zinedine Zidane.

The Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, promised that spectators will not be disappointed. without saying more about the possible role of former Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane in Marseille during the Olympic torch relay.

"surprises"

"It’s really part of the relationship of trust between the Organizing Committee and us. There is scrupulous respect for confidentiality, in particular because we want the French to have surprises, she confided in an interview with West France. The relay is long, I promise them that they will not be disappointed. There will be strong moments around major figures in sport, and not only."

Florent Manaudou

Florent Manaudou will be the first bearer of the Olympic flame in Marseille. Her sister Laure was the first French woman to carry the flame when it was lit in Olympia (Greece) on April 16.

The Olympic flame will then pass through the hands of 10,000 bearers during the Torch Relay in France, "great champions like anonymous people with extraordinary individual stories", recalled the organization of the Olympic Games in a press release.