ATHENS – The Olympic Flame will ignite in ancient Olympia on April 16, heralding the start of its journey to Paris for the thirty-third modern Olympic Games opening on July 26.
The Paris 2024 flame lighting and handover ceremony launches a momentous journey across Greece before reaching France. After a symbolic handover in Athens the flame will embark on a maritime voyage to Marseille aboard the “Belem,”.
The torch relay across France will engage communities for two months, visiting landmarks like Lascaux, Carcassonne, Versailles, and Mont Saint-Michel.
Over 10,000 torchbearers will carry the flame through 400 towns and cities, including overseas territories like Guadeloupe and French Polynesia, before reaching Paris for the grand opening.
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