Carrying the Olympic flame also leaves room for great stories. Albert Corrieri, 102 years old and survivor of the Marseille roundup in 1943, carried the Olympic flame this Thursday afternoon through the streets of Marseille. On this occasion, he became the oldest torchbearer.
“There was misfortune and now we find a little happiness with the flame. Having it in Marseille and also carrying the Olympic flame is something I never imagined. said, I wouldn’t have believed it”, declared the centenarian to BFM TV, a few weeks before the event.
