Eiffel Tower countdown turns to 100 days to Paris 2024

NEW DELHI: The countdown clock to the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Eiffel Tower marked 100 days remaining on Tuesday, signaling the Games' entry into the final stretch of preparations.

Earlier in the day, the Olympic torch was ignited in ancient Olympia . It is scheduled to arrive in France on May 8th, making its first stop in the port city of Marseille following a voyage aboard the three-masted Belem ship.

With all permanent infrastructures for the Games completed, the construction of temporary sites has commenced in Paris, notably on the Place de la Concorde.

Organisers will count on the flame relay across France for the mood to swing in the country as the July 26-Aug 11 Games approach.

Last month, a poll showed that, in France, 57% of people felt little or no enthusiasm for the Paris Games .

Paris 2024 posters were displayed in metro stations on Tuesday and some landmark monuments paid tribute to the upcoming Games, while the stairs leading up to the Sacre Coeur basilica were being painted with the Games' colours.

(With Reuters inputs)