Paris 2024 Olympic Games torch relay journey revealed, with flame to arrive in Marseille in May
The Olympic flame will arrive in Marseille on May 8 before a torch relay takes it around the country on its way to Paris ahead of the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in July.
As is tradition, the torch will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Olympia, Greece, before taking a nine-day tour of the country which ends at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
From here, France will become responsible for the flame and it will continue its journey via the Mediterranean Sea.
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Leaving the port of Piraeus, the flame will travel aboard Belem, which is the last remaining French three-masted barque tallship.
After arriving in Marseille – where the Olympic sailing competitions will take place – a first relay will begin to take in metropolitan France for almost a month, as the flame visits places of historical heritage such as the sites of the Normandy landings.
There will also be visits to Mont Canigou, Saint-Emilion vineyard and Font-Romeu en route to its end point in Brest.
From here, the torch will return to the water on June 7 for a relay of France’s overseas territories including Polynesia, Guyana and Guadeloupe.
After returning to the mainland in Nice on June 18, the flame will continue its journey through some 400 cities and towns with Strasbourg, Reims and Lille among those to be visited on this section of the relay.
It will first pass through Paris on July 14-15, as it goes through the Pantheon, National Assembly and Senate.
The flame will then take a tour of Ile-de-France before returning to the capital city in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26.
Organisers have reportedly been working on a plan to install the flame on the Eiffel Tower during the Games, but firm plans have yet to be announced.
Looking ahead to the torch relay, Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet said: “It’s going to be spectacular and will showcase all our territories.”
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