The 2024 Summer Olympic torch relay ran from 16 April 2024 until 26 July 2024.[1][2] After it was lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch then travelled through Greece, arriving at Athens on 26 April. It sailed across the Mediterranean on the three-masted barque Belem to Marseille on 9 May and subsequently began its travel across Metropolitan and Overseas France, as well as Monaco. The French leg ended during the opening ceremony when it was used to light the Olympic cauldron. The cauldron was erected at the Tuileries Garden's central fountain.
| Host city | Paris, France |
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| Countries visited | Greece, France and Monaco |
| Start date | 16 April 2024 |
| End date | 26 July 2024 |
Route in Greece
editThe flame was lit in Olympia on 16 April and travelled across Greece before arriving in Athens on 26 April.[3]
- 16 April 2024
- 1. Olympia
- 2. Amaliada
- 3. Elis
- 4. Gastouni
- 5. Pyrgos
- 6. Zacharo
- 7. Filiatra
- 8. Pylos
- 17 April 2024
- 1. Pylos
- 2. Methoni
- 3. Koroni
- 4. Tripoli
- 5. Mycenae
- 6. Nafplio
- 7. Piraeus
- 8. Port of Piraeus
- 18 April 2024
- 1. Kastellorizo
- 2. Agios Nikolaos
- 3. Knossos
- 4. Heraklion
- 5. Rethymno
- 6. Chania
- 19 April 2024
- 1. Port of Piraeus
- 2. Athens International Airport
- 3. Santorini
- 4. Naxos
- 5. Paros
- 6. Piraeus
- 7. Acropolis of Athens
- 20 April 2024
- 1. Acropolis of Athens
- 2. Delphi
- 3. Lamia
- 4. Volos
- 21 April 2024
- 1. Larissa
- 2. Trikala
- 3. Kalabaka
- 4. Toumba
- 5. Thessaloniki Olympic Museum
- 6. Thessaloniki
- 22 April 2024
- 1. Thessaloniki
- 2. Philippi
- 3. Kavala
- 4. Xanthi
- 5. Komotini
- 6. Alexandroupolis
- 23 April 2024
- 1. Alexandroupolis
- 2. Eleftheroupoli
- 3. Veria
- 4. Vergina
- 5. Adgae
- 6. Ioannina
- 24 April 2024
- 1. Ioannina
- 2. University of Ioannina
- 3. Igoumenitsa
- 4. Corfu
- 25 April 2024
- 1. Corfu
- 2. Missolonghi
- 3. Rio–Antirrio Bridge
- 4. Spiti Palama
- 5. University of Patras
- 6. Patras
- 7. Corinth
- 26 April 2024
- 1. Corinth
- 2. Megara
- 3. Marathon
- 4. Sounion
- 5. Athens
- 6. Panathenaic Stadium
Route in France and Monaco
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Each day, the relay covered a different part of France. Several French cities and towns received the flame, as well as one or two iconic places, such as historical places or natural landmarks. One or two team relays also took place: 24 participants, led by a captain and representing an Olympic or Paralympic French sports federation, carried the flame together for a leg. Each daily relay ended in a stage town, where a mini-cauldron was lit and celebrations took place. This list also included a stopover in Monaco, as well as the June 11 leg scheduled for Nouméa, New Caledonia which was cancelled due to the 2024 New Caledonia unrest.[4]
Metropolitan leg (Part 1)
edit| Territory | Route | Map |
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| Marseille | 8 May 2024 (prologue): Marseille 9 May 2024 (day 1): Marseille
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| Var | ||
| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | ||
| Bouches-du-Rhône | 12 May 2024 (day 4): Arles |
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| Millau – Sète – Montpellier | 13 May 2024 (day 5): Montpellier |
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| Corsica | 14 May 2024 (day 6): Bastia |
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| Pyrénées-Orientales | 15 May 2024 (day 7): Perpignan |
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| Aude | 16 May 2024 (day 8): Carcassonne |
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| Haute-Garonne | 17 May 2024 (day 9): Toulouse |
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| Gers | ||
| Hautes-Pyrénées | 19 May 2024 (day 11): Tarbes |
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| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 20 May 2024 (day 12): Pau |
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| Dordogne | 22 May 2024 (day 13): Périgueux |
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| Bordeaux and Libournais | 23 May 2024 (day 14): Bordeaux |
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| Charente | 24 May 2024 (day 15): Angoulême |
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| Vienne | 25 May 2024 (day 16): Grand Poitiers-Futuroscope |
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| Indre | 27 May 2024 (day 17): Châteauroux |
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| Maine-et-Loire | 28 May 2024 (day 18): Angers |
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| Mayenne | 29 May 2024 (day 19): Laval |
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| Calvados | 30 May 2024 (day 20): Caen
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| Manche | 31 May 2024 (day 21): Mont-Saint-Michel |
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| Ille-et-Vilaine | 1 June 2024 (day 22): Rennes |
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| Deux-Sèvres | 2 June 2024 (day 23): Niort |
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| Vendée | 4 June 2024 (day 24): Les Sables-d'Olonne |
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| Between Loire and Atlantique | 5 June 2024 (day 25): La Baule |
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| Morbihan | 6 June 2024 (day 26): Vannes |
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| Finistère | 7 June 2024 (day 27): Brest |
Overseas France leg
edit| Territory | Route | Map |
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| French Guiana | 9 June 2024 (day 28): Cayenne |
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| New Caledonia | 11 June 2024 (day 29): Noumea
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| Réunion | 12 June 2024 (day 30): Saint-Denis |
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| French Polynesia | ||
| Guadeloupe | 15 June 2024 (day 32): Baie-Mahault |
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| Martinique | 17 June 2024 (day 33): Fort-de-France |
Metropolitan leg (Part 2)
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| Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco | 18 June 2024 (day 34): Nice |
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| Vaucluse | 19 June 2024 (day 35): Avignon |
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| Drôme | 20 June 2024 (day 36): Valence |
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| Vichy | 21 June 2024 (day 37): Vichy
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| Loire | 22 June 2024 (day 38): Saint-Étienne |
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| Haute-Savoie | 23 June 2024 (day 39): Chamonix |
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| Doubs | 25 June 2024 (day 40): Besançon |
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| European Collectivity of Alsace | 26 June 2024 (day 41): Strasbourg |
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| Moselle | 27 June 2024 (day 42): Metz |
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| Haute-Marne | 28 June 2024 (day 43): Saint-Dizier |
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| Meuse | 29 June 2024 (day 44): Verdun |
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| Marne | 30 June 2024 (day 45): Reims |
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| Nord | 2 July 2024 (day 46): Lille |
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| Pas-de-Calais | 3 July 2024 (day 47): Lens-Liévin |
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| Somme | 4 July 2024 (day 48): Amiens |
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| Seine-Maritime | ||
| Eure | 6 July 2024 (day 50): Vernon |
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| C'Chartres | 7 July 2024 (day 51): Chartres |
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| Loir-et-Cher | 8 July 2024 (day 52): Blois |
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| Loiret | 10 July 2024 (day 53): Orléans |
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| Yonne | 11 July 2024 (day 54): Auxerre |
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| Côte-d'Or | 12 July 2024 (day 55): Dijon |
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| Aube | 13 July 2024 (day 56): Troyes |
14 and 15 July Special Legs
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- 14 July 2024
- 1. Champs-Élysées
- 2. Palais Bourbon (National Assembly)
- 3. Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- 4. Luxembourg Palace (Senate)–Jardin du Luxembourg
- 5. Panthéon
- 6. Latin Quarter–University of Paris (Sorbonne)
- 7. Institut du Monde Arabe
- 8. Notre-Dame de Paris
- 9. Mémorial de la Shoah–Le Mur des Justes
- 10. Musée Carnavalet
- 11. Maison de Victor Hugo
- 12. Place de la Bastille
- 13. Bataclan
- 14. Place de la République
- 15. Place du Colonel Fabien
- 16. Olympia
- 17. Rue de Rivoli
- 18. Louvre
- 19. Hôtel de Ville
- 15 July 2024
- 20. Bois de Vincennes – INSEP
- 21. Porte de la Chapelle
- 22. Goutte d'Or
- 23. Butte Montmartre
- 24. Statues of La Mulâtresse Solitude and Alexandre Dumas
- 25. Arc de Triomphe
- 26. Bois de Boulogne (Louis Vuitton Foundation)
- 27. Court Simonne Mathieu – Stade Roland Garros
- 28. Elevated railway in front of the Eiffel Tower
- 29. Jardin mémorial des enfants du Vél' d'Hiv'
- 30. Place de Catalogne
- 31. Butte-aux-Cailles
- 32. Street art open-air museum
- 33. Place de la Bastille
- 34. Buttes Chaumont
- 35. Belleville
- 36. Place de la République
Metropolitan leg (Part 3)
edit| Territory | Route | Map |
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| Aisne | 17 July 2024 (day 59): Saint-Quentin |
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| Oise | 18 July 2024 (day 60): Beauvais |
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| Val-d'Oise | ||
| Seine-et-Marne | ||
| Val-de-Marne | ||
| Essonne | 22 July 2024 (day 64): Évry-Courcouronnes |
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| Yvelines | ||
| Hauts-de-Seine | ||
| Seine-Saint-Denis | 25 July 2024 (day 67): La Courneuve |
Opening Ceremony Leg
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- Pre-opening ceremony
- 1. Olympic Village
- 2. Canal Saint-Denis
- 3. Paris Aquatic Centre
- 4. Club France
- Opening ceremony
- 5. Stade de France
- 6. Nation station
- 7. Catacombs of Paris
- 8. Paris sewers
- 9. Pont d'Austerlitz
- 10. Pont Saint-Louis
- 11. Notre-Dame de Paris
- 12. Louis Vuitton headquarters
- 13. Pont Neuf
References
edit- ^ "LE PARCOURS DU RELAIS DE LA FLAMME OLYMPIQUE". Paris 2024. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Maine, Mathieu (23 June 2023). "Paris 2024 Olympics organizers unveil torch relay map". Le Monde. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Relay in Greece", Olympic Torch Relay, Paris 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "JO Paris 2024 : pas de Flamme olympique en Nouvelle-Calédonie en raison des émeutes" [Paris 2024 Olympics: no Olympic Torch in New Caledonia because of riots]. Le Figaro (in French). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.