The Nation Newspaper French charity boycotts Olympic torch relay over Coca-Cola
environmental charity said it had turned down the chance to take part in the torch relay ahead of the Paris Olympics over the role of Coca-Cola as a major sponsor.
But it announced on Monday that it would not take part in the torch relay which will begin in Marseille on May 8, thanks in part to financing from premium Olympics sponsor Coca-Cola. Akopian said Coca-Cola was one of the “most polluting in the world”, with its bottles and cans some of the products found most frequently during the charity’s beach-combing operations.
Akopian noted the mass production of so-called “goodies” linked to the Games such as stickers, key rings, pens or mascots.French authorities say up to 150,000 people are set to gather in Marseille for the start of the torch relay, which will see the Olympic flame carried through mainland France and the country’s overseas territories in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean.
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