With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris officially set to take place very soon, check out all the details of the Olympic torch relay, including the full schedule, locations, list of torchbearers, and route
Lighting the Olympic torch is one of the longest standing traditions of the Olympic games, dating back to 1936.
Paris Olympics 2024 torch relay map route, bearers full list schedule, dates and cities
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After the Olympic torch was first lit and carried from Olympia, Greece, to Berlin, Germany, the organizers will continue the tradition in 2024.
This year, it will be carried from Greece and France, visiting all the French territories along the way. Which means that it will touch several countries in South America.
2024 Olympic torch relay schedule
Given below is the full schedule for the Olympic torch relay:
| Stage | Event | Dates |
| April | ||
| Lighting Ceremony | 15-16 | |
| Relay in Greece | 16-26 | |
| Handover Ceremony | 25-26 | |
| Crossing the Mediterranean | April 26-May 7 | |
| May | ||
| Prologue | 7 | |
| 1 | Marseille | 8-9 |
| 2 | Var | 9-10 |
| 3 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 10-11 |
| 4 | Bouches-du-Rhone | 11-12 |
| 5 | Millau-Sete-Montpellier | 12-13 |
| 6 | Corsica | 13-14 |
| 7 | Pyrenees-Orientales | 14-15 |
| 8 | Aude | 15-16 |
| 9 | Haute-Garonne | 16-17 |
| 10 | Gers | 17-18 |
| 11 | Hautes-Pyrenees | 18-19 |
| 12 | Pyrenees-Atlantiques | 19-20 |
| 13 | Dordogne | 21-22 |
| 14 | Bordeaux and the Libournais | 22-23 |
| 15 | Charente | 23-24 |
| 16 | Vienne | 24-25 |
| 17 | Indre | 26-27 |
| 18 | Maine-et-Loire | 27-28 |
| 19 | Mayenne | 28-29 |
| 20 | Calvados | 29-30 |
| 21 | Manche | 30-31 |
| 22 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 31-June 1 |
| June | ||
| 23 | Deux-Sevres | 1-2 |
| 24 | Vendee | 3-4 |
| 25 | Between Loire and Atlantique | 4-5 |
| 26 | Morbihan | 5-6 |
| 27 | Finistere | 6-7 |
| 28 | French Guiana | 8-9 |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 10-11 |
| 30 | Reunion | 11-12 |
| 31 | French Polynesia | 12-13 |
| 32 | Guadeloupe | 14-15 |
| 33 | Martinique | 16-17 |
| 34 | Alpes-Maritimes | 17-18 |
| 35 | Vaucluse | 18-19 |
| 36 | Drome | 19-20 |
| 37 | Vichy | 20-21 |
| 38 | Loire | 21-22 |
| 39 | Haute-Savoie | 22-23 |
| 40 | Doubs | 24-25 |
| 41 | The European Collectivity of Alsace | 25-26 |
| 42 | Moselle | 26-27 |
| 43 | Haute-Marne | 27-28 |
| 44 | Meuse | 28-29 |
| 45 | Marne | 29-30 |
| July | ||
| 46 | Nord | 1-2 |
| 47 | Pas-de-Calais | 2-3 |
| 48 | Somme | 3-4 |
| 49 | Seine-Maritime | 4-5 |
| 50 | Eure | 5-6 |
| 51 | C-Chartres | 6-7 |
| 52 | Loir-et-Cher | 7-8 |
| 53 | Loiret | 9-10 |
| 54 | Yonne | 10-11 |
| 55 | Cote-d’Or | 11-12 |
| 56 | Aube | 12-13 |
| 57 | Paris, Day 1 | 13-14 |
| 58 | Paris, Day 2 | 14-15 |
| 59 | Aisne | 16-17 |
| 60 | Oise | 17-18 |
| 61 | Val-d’Oise | 18-19 |
| 62 | Seine-et-Marne | 19-20 |
| 63 | Val-de-Marne | 20-21 |
| 64 | Essonne | 21-22 |
| 65 | Yvelines | 22-23 |
| 66 | Hauts-de-Seine | 23-24 |
| 67 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 24-25 |
| 68 | Epilogue | 25-26 |
Paris Summer Olympics 2024
The Paris Summer Olympics will start off on July 24, just two days before the opening ceremony July 26. This year, the tournament will start off with the men’s soccer matches at 9 a.m. ET on July 24. Two days later, the opening ceremony will take place starting from 1:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CET on July 26.
Olympic 2024 list of torchbearers
While the official person to light the Olympic torch or the final torchbearer remains unknown, this year, there will be about 11,000 torchbearers. Notably, the organizers selected these torchbearers from an initial pool of over 100,000 people. The list features public figures as well as other less well-known people.
The organizers narrowed down the pool of torchbearers based on commitment, dedication, and their embodiment of at least one of three core tenets of Paris 2024. The first tenet includes people who are athletes, volunteers, or working professionals from various sports associations. Meanwhile, the second involves people who run businesses, or are standout innovators and creators across French communities. Lastly, the third tenant includes people who work each day to improve society. Given below are five of the torchbearers listed by the Olympics:
- Michela Rubegni
- Nicolas Wallon
- Genevieve Petey
- Margot Boucher
- Christian Cabantous
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