A Buddhist sailboat sold for only 15 won transports the torch to Paris.

2024-04-29 04:07:08

Built in 1896, when the modern Olympics began.
The ‘Belem’ is 58m long and has three sails.
After extensive renovation, it has been transformed into a historical symbol.

Olympic torch goes to Paris on sailboat An official holds up the torch at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic flame handover ceremony held in Athens, Greece on the 26th (local time). It was painted on the 16th at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. Athens = AP Newsis

The sailing ship ‘Belem’, which was created in a shipyard in Nantes, France in 1896, the year the first modern Olympics were held, departed for France, where the 2024 Paris Olympics were held, carrying the torch lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece.

Belem, which is 58 meters long and has three sails, is scheduled to leave Piraeus Port, southwest of Athens, Greece, on the 27th (local time) and arrive at the Port of Marseille, southern France, on the 8th of next month. The flame will travel through 64 regions of France for 68 days before being lit on the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26.

Belém was originally a cargo ship that transported sugar, cocoa, and coffee. However, it gave way to steamships, etc., and was later sold here and there and its name changed. The Italian police, who used this ship for sailing practice, sold it to a shipyard in Venice for just 1 lira (about 15 won). Belém’s fate changed after the French National Bank and the French Navy repurchased the ship in 1979 and underwent extensive repairs over several years. She also regained the name Belem. Belém, which has become a historical symbol of French sailboats, has become a tourist attraction visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Olympic torch goes to Paris on sailboat The French sailing ship ‘Belem’ is heading to France carrying the torch on the 27th. Athens = AP Newsis

Belém also participated in various international events as the face of France. Representative examples include the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty in New York, USA in 1986 and the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne in 2012. Belém, which also anchored on the Thames River during the 2012 London Olympics, was given the honorable task of transporting the torch for the Summer Olympics held in Paris for the first time in 100 years since 1924. On the 8th of next month, approximately 150,000 spectators are expected to welcome Belém’s arrival at the Port of Marseille.

Reporter Lee Heon-jae [email protected]

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