“Olympic flame of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: how is it lit? The ceremony live video” The Olympic flame is lit this Tuesday, April 16 at Olympia. This is the real kick-off for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This Tuesday, April 16, ' Olympia in Greece, the Olympic flame is lit. After two editions marked by Covid and therefore without guests or big ceremony, this ritual will regain all its colors again. on the occasion of the Paris Olympics. In the sanctuary of Olympia, in front of the 2,600-year-old ruins of the temple of H' ra, the " high priestess “, dressed in a costume inspired by of Antiquity, must proceed to 10:30 a.m. à the lighting of the flame before it leaves for a short 11-day trip to Greece. On April 26, the c The ceremony to hand over the Olympic flame will take place at the Panathenaic Stadium of Greece, an ancient stadium. The flame will then be handed over to the organizers of the Paris Games before embarking for France and Marseille (arrival scheduled for May 8). The flame ignition system involves the use of the sun and a parabolic cylindro-parabolic mirror, a process that involves the use of the sun and a parabolic cylindrical mirror. already known to the ancient Greeks: the sun's rays reflected in the container release intense heat, creating a flame. Weather forecasts predict cloudy skies on Tuesday in this western region of the Peloponnese peninsula (southwest) , but even in case of changeable skies or, worse, rain, the flame is lit during rehearsals. Greek actress Mary Mina will then be able to brandish the torch which will then be carried by the first torchbearer, Stefanos Ntouskos, Olympic rowing champion at the Tokyo Olympics. The French swimmer Laure Manaudou who had won the race her first Olympic title, in the 400m freestyle, at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, she will be the first French relay runner. The cityé Phocéenne will be the first city to stage the Olympic flame in France. It wasé chosen by the organization because of its location and proximity to the city. history with Greece. From the South of France, the flame should then travel to the rest of the country, crossing numerous metropolises but also tourist sites, showcases of the French heritage. © OJ Paris 2024 Marseille, Carcassonne, Bastia, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Les Sables d'Olonne, Mont-Saint-Michel, the overseas territories, Lille or Paris, the route and dates of the Olympic flame have been announced. té unveiling Friday June 23 (the places in parentheses are the sites crossed). For the flame to pass through a territory, the departments had to invest 150,000 euros excluding taxes (180,000 euros with). Nearly 37 departmental councils refused to accept the request. to welcome the torch, believing that there were other financial priorities. "À about a quarter of the cost is borne by by the departments. The other three quarters are carried by the Committee. organization, attempted to to justify Tony Estanguet. For certain departments such as Lozère, hosting the flame represents a cost of 2.35 € per inhabitant compared to less than 9 cents for Bouches-du-Rhône. The flame will therefore not pass through the following territories: Ardennes, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Vosges, Haute-Saône, Territoire de Belfort, Jura, Saône-et- Loire, Ain, Rhône, Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, Saône-et-Loire, Nièvre, Cher, Gard, Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Lozè re, Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme, Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Lot, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, Charente-Maritime, Indre- et-Loire, Sarthe, Orne, Côtes d'Armor, Mayotte. Approximately 10,000 people will be able to carry the Olympic flame. Among these "elected", there will obviously be high-level athletes, associations or collectives, people with disabilities or volunteers which will have previously been é drawn at random. Small innovation, there will be collective relays in groups of 24. There will be nearly 3 000. Individually, there will be approximately 7 000.& nbsp;In total, 5,000 applications would be analyzed and studied by juries "distributed throughout France& quot; according to the official website of "Paris 2024". However, some conditions are required to hope to become a torchbearer. You must first be 15 years or older. You must then be a member of the Paris 2024 club or register to be one. Finally, you must nominate a loved one with an argument. the selected people must carry within themselves the energy of sport, the “energy of the territories and the energy of the collective”, details the procedure "Paris 2024". This process takes a total of around ten minutes. Each chosen torchbearer will cover approximately 200 meters and will benefit from this unique moment for almost 4 minutes. . Two captains were taken down designated for this Olympic flame. This is Laure Manaudou and her brother Florent. Regarding the Paralympic flame, they are Mona Francis and Dimitri Pavadé who have been é chosen. With the exception of Mona Francis, they were all medalists at the Games. The first ambassadors will be Marine Ltemporel, Thomas Pesquet, Djamel Debouze and the chef Thierry Marx. The sideé sports will be at the heart of the Olympic torch relay with the French cycling federation which will bring the torch to the Olympic Games. cycling to the summit of Mont Ventoux. Armel Le Cl éac'h will ensure the transition of the flame to the overseas territories.< /p> The crew of the winner of the 2016 Vend&e Globe is still unknown and the time record holder on the biggest single-handed event in kept the secret. He, on the other hand, promised distinguished guests, but "they need to have a bit of sea legs", said -he amused&eac; during the presentation ceremony of the path of the flame. This is one of the issues surrounding the Olympic flame before each edition of the Olympic Games: it must not be destroyed. &eac;extinguish. There will therefore always be a "guardian of the flame". He will have to Its provision includes a safety lantern. to monitor it or revive it in the event of an unexpected event. The torch could also be exposed to protest movements such as "no retirements, no Olympics" occurred in April 2023 against the pension reform. A more serious scenario is feared by the authorities. These are terrorist attacks. A & A huge system will be put in place accordingly during this “traveling bubble”. Police and gendarmes will be mobilized, drones of surveillance and anti-drone deployed and security agencies calls. 
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ByTeilor Stone
Apr 16, 2024
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116