France's Minister for Sports and Olympics Amelie Oudea-Castera (L) and President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet smile prior to the start of an interview of a broadcast French TV channel as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays at the Mucem Museum, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)