VIDEO. Paris 2024 Olympics: “No one has ever given me such a beautiful gift”, when Marie-Jo Pérec learned that she was going to light the cauldron
|Le 26 juillet dernier, Marie-José Pérec allumait la vasque olympique avec Teddy Riner. MAXPPP – Stéphane Geufroi
France TV posted on its social networks the moment when Tony Estanguet announces to Marie-José Pérec that she will be the last torchbearer of the Olympic flame. Warning: very emotional.
The Olympic Games have been over for almost a month, but a few powerful and unpublished images have still enriched our memory box. On Thursday, France Télévision posted on its social networks the moment when Tony Estanguet announces to Marie-José Pérec that she will be the one to light the cauldron a little later in the day.
Découvrez le moment où @TonyEstanguet appelle @marijoperec pour lui annoncer qu'elle allumera la vasque olympique, le soir-même, lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture !
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“Never has anyone given me such a beautiful gift”
The moment is captured by the camera and the emotion can be seen on the face of the Paris boss 2024 and get along. On the other end of the line, the triple Olympic champion can't hold back her emotion and thanks Tony Estanguet in tears. “It makes me so happy, you have no idea”.
Marie-José Pérec even forgets to ask who will accompany her.