The French Aerial Patrol fly by the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. (Photo: AP)
The torch relay for the 2024 Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille, organisers announced on Friday.
"It was a natural and clear choice," said chief organiser Tony Estanguet, evoking Marseille's historic links with the home of the Olympics, Greece.
