Julius OkorieAmerican rapper, record producer and actor, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, known professionally as Snoop Dogg has identified with the 33rd Olympics as he carried the Olympic torch Friday.
The 52 -year old multiple award winner, carried the Olympic flame in an area next to the Stade de France stadium in the northern Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelHis part of the relay leg before Friday night’s opening ceremony went off without a hitch. The same however can’t be said for France’s railway network Friday morning, which has been hit with major disruption ahead of the opening ceremony.
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Vandals targeted France’s high-speed TGV network with a series of coordinated actions.
The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had targeted installations along the lines connecting Paris with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in the west and Strasbourg in the east.
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The schedule of the Paris Olympics has been drawn as to leave July 26 free from other competitions to enable maximum concentration on the opening ceremony, which promises to have creme dela creme of the society across the globe including world leaders in attendance.
France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralysing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
French officials condemned the attacks as “criminal actions,” though they said there was no sign of a direct link to the Games. Prosecutors in Paris opened a national investigation, saying the crimes could carry sentences of 15 to 20 years.
As Paris authorities geared up for a spectacular parade on and along the Seine River, three fires were reported near the tracks on the high-speed lines of Atlantique, Nord and Est, causing disruptions that affected hundreds of thousands of travellers.
Among them were two German athletes in showjumping who were on a train to Paris to take part in the opening ceremony but had to turn back in Belgium because of the closures and will now miss the ceremony.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
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