Tick-tock, tick-tock... Good news for sports fans, as the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is finally here! Taking the form of a river show, the event will take place outside a stadium for the very first time. The opening ceremony will take place on the banks of the Seine, to the delight not only of ticket-holders, but also of the one billion television viewers.
In the meantime, the Olympic flame is preparing to complete its impressive tour. Before returning to the capital, and in particular the Jardin des Tuileries, the flame will begin its final and 68th leg in Seine-Saint-Denis on July 26, 2024.
This Friday, the torch will continue its journey between Saint-Denis and Paris, passing through the Quartier Pleyel, the Olympic Village, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal Saint-Martin.
Olympic Games Paris 2024: The Olympic Flame will travel from Saint-Denis to Paris on July 26, with events and torchbearers.
July 26 marks the date of the last Olympic torch relay in Paris. This final passage will take us from Saint-Denis in the 93 region to a final crossing of the capital. To mark the occasion, a number of events are planned throughout the day. Here's what you don't want to miss. [Read more]
And to take the Olympic flame on the road, torchbearers have been selected. So, who are they? Who are the well-known torchbearers expected on Friday July 26 for this relay between Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris ?
The official website of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games has revealed the names of these famous torchbearers. This Friday, those planning to travel to Paris to catch a glimpse of the flame will be able to meet American rapper Snoop Dogg. The Californian artist, who will be covering the Olympic Games for NBC this summer, will be carrying the Olympic flame this Friday, July 26, in the commune of Saint-Denis. The town's mayor, Mathieu Hanotin, confirmed this to AFP on Monday July 22.
In addition to Snoop Dogg, you can also expect to see French rapper MC Solaar, comedian Booder and actress Laetitia Casta between Saint-Denis and Paris. Saint-Denis mayor Mathieu Hanotin has also confirmed the presence of Pharrell Williams. The American rapper, who is also artistic director of Louis Vuitton's men's collections, is due to hold the Olympic flame in Saint-Denis on Friday.
As a reminder, the Seine-Saint-Denis département will host many of the events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Among them? Artistic swimming at the Olympic Aquatic Center, athletics and rugby 7s at the Stade de France and rock climbing at Le Bourget.
Yesterday, Thursday July 25, the Olympic flame made a stopover in Seine-Saint-Denis, between Noisy-le-Grand and Parc Georges-Valbon. Numerous torchbearers took part in the parade, including Lilian Thuram, former French soccer player and 1998 world champion, Muriel Hurtis, former French athlete and Athens 2004 bronze medallist, Abdelatif Benazzi, former rugby union player, Coumba Diallo, international rugby union third row, Mamédy Doucara, French taekwondo player, world champion in 2001, Gwladys Épangue, French taekwondoist, bronze medallist in Beijing 2008, Diandra Tchatchouang, wing of the French basketball team, bronze medallist in Tokyo 2020, Sarah Ourahmoune, former French boxer, silver medallist in Rio 2016, Charles-Antoine Kouakou, French Paralympic athlete, 400 m Olympic champion at Tokyo 2020, Bakary Sako, Franco-Malian former soccer player, Jean-Marc Mormeck, French boxer, winner of six world championship titles, Sabrina Ouazani, French actress and director, Gazo, French rapper, Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida, former Franco-Cameroonian athlete, heptathlon specialist, Yvan Wouandji Kepmegni, French cecifoot player, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, former Norwegian cross-country skier, gold medallist at Pyeongchang 2018, Nicole Hoevertsz, former swimmer, synchronized swimming specialist for the Netherlands Antilles, and Denis Oswald, former Swiss athlete, rowing specialist, bronze medallist at Mexico 1968.
Olympic Games Paris 2024: The Olympic Flame will travel from Saint-Denis to Paris on July 26, with events and torchbearers.
