Paris 2024 Olympics: the flame arrives in Paris and Île-de-France, “July 14 is the start of the party!”

But for this shopkeeper selected by Banque Populaire, sponsor of the Torch Relay, the spotlight is so secondary. “The most important thing is that there is communion, that we forget our fractures. And on a national holiday, that’s great,” she exults. “July 14 is the start of the party!” proclaims Pierre Rabadan, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of the Olympic Games.