Paris welcomed the local torch relay and the streets were filled with jubilation. However, a technical glitch unexpectedly made the long-awaited celebration a little awkward. In front of the eyes of the world, the flame was not lit as scheduled and became the hot topic of the day.
This weekend, Parisians and tourists from all over the world gathered in the streets in anticipation of the Olympic flame relay. As a warm-up to this year's Summer Olympics, it would have been a great opportunity to showcase French culture and sportsmanship. The heavens are not beautiful, and a small technical problem makes this event unexpected.
In anticipation, French athlete Etienne Ophelia, bronze medallist at London 2012 and torchbearer of the day, stepped forward. With the torch in hand, he walked to the cauldron to light the flame, which symbolized the Olympic spirit. No matter how much he tried, the cauldron refused to cooperate, and the flame never ignited as expected.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little awkward, and the host was still cheering hoarsely, but in the end the flame was still not ignited. It is understood that the problem is with the stove, and this small glitch has put the whole ceremony in trouble.
The torch relay is the third stage of the 78-day journey leading up to the Paris Games, with around 10,000 bearers expected to carry the torch through 400 towns and cities, including overseas territories such as Guadeloupe, New Caledonia and Reunion.
The ignition ceremony suffered some minor twists and turns, but the French Olympic Committee was not discouraged and planned to hold a ceremony on the Seine, such an opening ceremony would break with tradition. However, due to threats from the Islamic State last month, the ceremony may be moved to the Stade de France to ensure safety.
The failure to light the Olympic torch is also a rare phenomenon at the Olympic Torch Relay Ceremony.
The failure to light the Olympic flame in Paris brought a moment of embarrassment, but there is no need to worry, after all, the focus is on the performance of the athletes on the field, but such an episode does give people a very bad impression, in front of the big-hearted French, this unexpected situation is only regarded as a joke, and they do not pay attention to it at all. If you try to change to other countries, it's strange if you can't scold you!