Olympic cauldron to float in Paris skies every summer until the 2028 Games

French President Emmanuel Macron says the cauldron balloon, one of the Paris Olympics’ most admired attractions, would float in the skies over the French capital every summer until the 2028 Los Angeles Games

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Los Angeles wildfires cast a shadow over 2028 Olympics

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