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The torch relay ahead of the Paris Olympics reached the French capital for the first time on Sunday, with organisers hoping to build enthusiasm for the Games among the city's sceptical residents.

- Torchbearer Maxime Gohier waves to the audience as he holds the Olympic torch in front of the Mont-Saint-Michel, May 31, 2024, in Brittany, France. The Olympic torch relay is joining up with thousands of troops marching on Sunday,

Torchbearers stop at the Moulin Rouge and the Sacre Coeur basilica on the second day of the Olympic torch relay in Paris.

The torch relay ahead of the Paris Olympics reached the French capital for the first time on Sunday, with organisers hoping to build enthusiasm for the Games among the city's sceptical residents. Moulin Rouge Dancer Allie Goodbun,