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The Olympic torch completed its journey through the athlete’s village at the Paris 2024 Games on Friday with the help of Olympic legends, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and IOC athletes’ commission members. Bach said “it’s always very emotional to carry the torch,” but that it’s even more special to do so in the Olympic village and among the athletes. “It goes straight to my hear,” he said. Bach received the torch from a group of international sports legends, which included former ski racer Lindsey Vonn, ex-basketball player Pau Gasol and former track cycling star …

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