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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 ...
English: Simplified map of the 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay route. Notes: the curves do not follow the actual path of the torch and only the location listed below are shown. Notes: the curves do not follow the actual path of the torch and only the location listed below are shown.
The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , as a way for Adolf Hitler to highlight the Nazi claim of Aryan connections of Germany to Greece. [ 1 ]
A torchbearer runs atop the Musee d'Orsay during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. Peter Cziborra - Pool—Getty Images Were there missteps?
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The Seine is set to be a major location for the 2024 Paris Olympics, so the water element was a relevant theme for the Olympic torch design! Christian Petersen - Getty Images
The French Olympic Committee commissioned Mathieu Lehanneur (born 1974), [1] [2] to design the cauldron, torch, and ceremonial cauldrons along the torch relay route: Lehanneur developed a concept of having these three items symbolise France's national motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" ("Liberty, equality, fraternity"), and gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. [3]
Simplified route of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, by CMG Lee. Note: The curve does not follow the actual route but merely indicates the progress of the torch through the cities and towns labelled as follows (marker background colour indicates the day of week: Red=Monday, Orange=Tuesday, Yellow=Wednesday, Green=Thursday, Blue=Friday ...