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In an Olympic first, many of the nearly 300 sports events at the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place at some of the City of Light's most recognizable landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, the ...
The 2024 Summer Olympic torch relay ran from 16 April 2024 until 26 July 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After it was lit in Olympia, Greece , the torch then travelled through Greece, arriving at Athens on 26 April.
Torchbearers Charles-Antoine Kouakou, Fabien Lamirault, Élodie Lorandi, Nantenin Keïta and Alexis Hanquinquant light the cauldron to conclude the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer ...
The French Olympic Committee commissioned Mathieu Lehanneur (born 1974), [1] [2] to design the cauldron, torch, and ceremonial cauldrons along the torch relay route: Lehanneur developed a concept of having these three items symbolise France's national motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" ("Liberty, equality, fraternity"), and gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. [3]
July 23, 2024 at 10:10 AM Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg will be one of the final torchbearers of the Olympic flame ahead of the Games’ Opening Ceremony ...
Paris 2024: 79 - 10,000 Olympia (Greece) – Marseille (by ship) ... Total number of torchbearers Route Innsbruck 2012: 18 3,573 2,012
Your ultimate guide to taking a trip to the French capital for the summer Games, from the best hotels to how to get tickets for events
The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running. [5]