A US broadcaster is sending rap superstar Snoop Dogg to Paris as a special correspondent. There, the musician will also be allowed to carry the Olympic torch – and show off a few dance moves.
To the applause of hundreds of fans, rap superstar Snoop Dogg was one of the last celebrities to carry the Olympic torch. The American was handed the torch just a few hours before the opening ceremony in front of the Saint-Denis stadium. He strolled a few meters to a boat dock in a white outfit and gold sneakers. With a broad grin, he waved to onlookers, photographers and cameramen. When a fan played a song by the hip-hop star, the 52-year-old showed off a few of his famous dance moves and let the crowd celebrate.
Snoop Dogg then passed the flame on to social worker and teacher Latifa Benkada on a boat. The musician had previously said that this was a special honor and reminded him of 1996, when Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta. That emotional moment, when the boxing icon, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, raised the torch with a shaking hand, went around the world. Snoop Dogg is in Paris as a special correspondent for the US broadcaster NBC.
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