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2024 Summer Olympics torch relay

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Host cityParis, France
Countries visitedGreece, France and Monaco
Start date16 April 2024 (2024-04-16)
End date26 July 2024 (2024-07-26)

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.

Site of Olympic Cauldron 2024, Jardin des Tuileries in Paris.
Olympic Cauldron 2024, Jardin des Tuileries in Paris.

Route in Greece

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The flame was lit in Olympia on 16 April and travelled across Greece before arriving in Athens on 26 April.[3]

16 April 2024
01. Olympia
02. Amaliada
03. Elis
04. Gastouni
05. Pyrgos
06. Zacharo
07. Filiatra
08. Pylos
17 April 2024
01. Pylos
02. Methoni
03. Koroni
04. Tripoli
05. Mycenae
06. Nafplio
07. Piraeus
08. Port of Piraeus
18 April 2024
01. Kastellorizo
02. Agios Nikolaos
03. Knossos
04. Heraklion
05. Rethymno
06. Chania
19 April 2024
01. Port of Piraeus
02. Athens International Airport
03. Santorini
04. Naxos
05. Paros
06. Piraeus
07. Acropolis of Athens
20 April 2024
01. Acropolis of Athens
02. Delphi
03. Lamia
04. Volos
21 April 2024
01. Larissa
02. Trikala
03. Kalabaka
04. Toumba
05. Thessaloniki Olympic Museum
06. Thessaloniki
22 April 2024
01. Thessaloniki
02. Philippi
03. Kavala
04. Xanthi
05. Komotini
06. Alexandroupolis
23 April 2024
01. Alexandroupolis
02. Eleftheroupoli
03. Veria
04. Vergina
05. Adgae
06. Ioannina
24 April 2024
01. Ioannina
02. University of Ioannina
03. Igoumenitsa
04. Corfu
25 April 2024
01. Corfu
02. Missolonghi
03. Rio–Antirrio Bridge
04. Spiti Palama
05. University of Patras
06. Patras
07. Corinth
26 April 2024
01. Corinth
02. Megara
03. Marathon
04. Sounion
05. Athens
06. Panathenaic Stadium

Route in France and Monaco

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Belem arriving in Marseille
Route in Metropolitan France

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)

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Territory Route Map
Marseille 8 May 2024 (prologue): Marseille
9 May 2024 (day 1): Marseille
Var
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Bouches-du-Rhône
MillauSèteMontpellier
Corsica
Pyrénées-Orientales
Aude
Haute-Garonne
Gers
18 May 2024 (day 10): Auch
Hautes-Pyrénées
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Dordogne
Bordeaux and Libournais
Charente
Vienne
Indre
Maine-et-Loire
Mayenne
Calvados
30 May 2024 (day 20): Caen
Manche
Ille-et-Vilaine
Deux-Sèvres
Vendée
Between Loire and Atlantique
Morbihan
Finistère

Overseas France leg

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Territory Route Map
French Guiana
New Caledonia
11 June 2024 (day 29): Noumea
Réunion
French Polynesia
13 June 2024 (day 31): Papeete
Guadeloupe
Martinique

Metropolitan leg (Part 2)

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Territory Route Map
Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco
Vaucluse
Drôme
Vichy
21 June 2024 (day 37): Vichy
Loire
Haute-Savoie
Doubs
European Collectivity of Alsace
Moselle
Haute-Marne
Meuse
Marne
Nord
Pas-de-Calais
Somme
Seine-Maritime
Eure
C'Chartres
Loir-et-Cher
Loiret
Yonne
Côte-d'Or
Aube

14 and 15 July Special Legs

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Metropolitan leg (Part 3)

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Territory Route Map
Aisne
Oise
Val-d'Oise
Seine-et-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Essonne
Yvelines
Hauts-de-Seine
Seine-Saint-Denis

Opening Ceremony Leg

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References

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  1. ^ "LE PARCOURS DU RELAIS DE LA FLAMME OLYMPIQUE". Paris 2024. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ Maine, Mathieu (23 June 2023). "Paris 2024 Olympics organizers unveil torch relay map". Le Monde. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Relay in Greece", Olympic Torch Relay, Paris 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "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.