On Sunday, Paris welcomed a special guest for France’s national holiday – the Olympic flame illuminating the capital’s grand military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the French capital hosts the 2024 summer Olympic Games, the torch relay gathered thousands of soldiers, sailors, rescuers, and medics marching in Paris beneath the Patrouille de France flyover. The parade concluded with the arrival of the flame, escorted by horseback riders, 25 torchbearers, and cadets dressed in the five Olympic colours, forming the shapes of the five interlocking Olympic rings. The first torchbearer…