The lighting of the Olympic torch today comes amid a “dampening” of enthusiasm for the Paris Games in an increasingly “fractious” France, commentators warn.
“We’re ready for this final straight,” said Paris Olympics chief organiser Tony Estanguet at a press conference to mark the 100-day countdown. But the French capital’s “often hard-to-please residents appear in no mood for a party yet”, said France 24.
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