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If we communicate it more and more insistently, the 2024 Olympic Games will become even more important with the arrival of the Olympic flame in the territory. Illuminated by the rays of the sun in Olympia, Greece, it will sail through the mythical Belem and burst into France for the first time on May 8 in the town of Marseille.
Before the opening rite on July 26 in Paris, he will tour 64 territories, totaling five territories and 400 cities. Above all, it will go through 11,000 lucky winners, adding the Paralympic relay, decided by candidacy and which has now just waited for this moment. In anticipation of this, Paris 2024 recently sent everyone a consultant where their day is already marked. Ouest-France explains.
From the centre of the goal to the relay point
You can’t settle for an undeniable presence, which would be very ephemeral when the time comes. No, Paris 2024 has put together a full programme for its porters, first ambassadors and indispensable links in a collective of thousands of people stretching from Olympia. to Paris.
Each day will start the same way. In this case, through a stop at the torchbearers’ centre, the real starting point of the day and the first moment of meeting with the rest of the people who have also decided for the occasion. After proving their identity with an official document (identity card, driver’s license or passport), the user will obtain their uniform and, incidentally, their ticket number.
Once the Paris 2024 team briefing is over, it will be time to start the transfer to the relay site. To this end, for collective relays or other ions, the organization provides bus transportation.
The time has come for the flame
During the tour, the porters will be called in order of passage to take position, according to their number, in the exact position of their relay. It’s when they get off the bus that they light the torch (off, of course). ) in the hands of the Paris 2024 teams.
The rest is pretty straightforward. The transmission of the flame is carried out by means of a “kiss torch”, that is, that of the two torches, one holding it in the right hand and the other in the left, giving rise to a souvenir photograph.
Each relay will carry the sacred chimney to a distance of about two hundred meters and at an available speed, not exceeding five km/h. A flamekeeper and security team will accompany the pallbearers. Once the distance has been traveled, a new “kiss” becomes a “torch” and the flame continues on its way.
Return to the center and celebrations
Once the relay is finished and transmitted, the guard will be in charge of extinguishing the flame himself. A bus will then take everyone back to the torchbearer center, where a marvel will be waiting for them.
Once outside the center, torchbearers will continue the party at the venue of the celebrations, where they are invited. Entertainment will be scheduled between approximately 3:00 p. m. and 3:00 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. each day, until the solemn arrival of the last bearer who will appease the cauldron is celebrated.
Will the circle of family and loved ones be present?
You only bring the Olympic flame once in your life, so it would be a shame not to share this exclusive experience with your family, friends, or loved ones. If no companion is allowed to enter the Torchbearer Center, unless it is a minor or a user in need of assistance (in which case accompaniment is permitted), everything will be arranged to ensure that the timing is percentage-based.
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Ten days before the relay, Paris 2024 will provide everyone with exact data about the place they will visit. This will allow everyone to organize and position themselves along the way. In 2012, for example, the Olympic torch relay on the sidelines of the London Olympics, 15 million people travelled across the UK.
Will porters have to depart with a torch?
Unlike previous editions, which would offer bearers the right to buy their torch (about 250 euros for the London Olympics), this is not the case for the Games in France. Each torchbearer will have to hand over the torch to the Paris 2024 groups. at the end of his relay. It will also not be offered for sale to the general public.