Yesterday, July 23 (13:46)
Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic flame forward of Friday’s opening ceremony in Paris. The 52-year-old American rapper will stroll with the torch by way of the streets of Saint-Denis, positioned within the northern a part of the Paris metropolitan space, the place the Stade de France is positioned.
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“Worldwide star Snoop Dogg will carry the torch on the ultimate stretch of the Olympic flame,” introduced the mayor of Saint-Denis, Mathieu Hanotin.
Different stars who will likely be a part of the relay on Friday embrace actress Laetitia Casta and rapper MC Solaar.
“The truth that the flame is spending its final day in Saint-Denis, simply earlier than the opening ceremony, is a sign about Saint-Denis’ place within the Olympic actuality,” Le Monde quotes an area councillor as saying.
Snoop Dogg introduced initially of the 12 months that he would cowl the Olympic Video games on NBC.
The rapper is the organizer of the American soccer competitors for youth – Snoop Youth Soccer League. The championship sport known as the “Snooper Bowl”.
Snoop Dogg is already in Paris. He is been posting about his keep on social media.
Earlier, as a part of the promotion for NBC’s protection of the video games, he competed in, amongst different occasions, a 200-meter dash on a observe.
Supply: RMF24/PAP