In France, linking its brand to stirring moments during the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris, Louis Vuitton has created bespoke trunks to house the torches, and the medals that will be bestowed on winning athletes this summer. teleSUR
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00:00 In France, linking its brand to stirring moments during the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games,
00:06 in Paris, Lisbon has created the best trunk to house the torches
00:12 and the medals that will be best owned on winning athletes this summer.
00:16 The first trunk will come into public view on May 8th.
00:20 Then, the Olympic torch begins its journey from Marseille in the south of France to Paris,
00:26 its ultimate destination from July 14th.
00:28 In August, the Paralympic torch will embark from Stoke Mandeville, UK,
00:33 site of the first competition for wheelchair athletes in 1948.
00:38 The two flames are to pass through the hands of more than 11,000 torchbearers.
00:43 Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of Louboutin,
00:47 stated that they are "honoured and extremely proud to be part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,
00:54 with the mission of packing and representing the defining symbols of the Olympism and Paralympism".
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