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Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again

NPR · Sep 9, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC

The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.

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Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again

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