The Olympic torch is one of the symbols of the Olympic Games, which has the same meaning as its logo and other paraphernalia. It symbolizes the unity of not only different countries and cities, but also different sports.
For the Olympic Games, it is planned to make 1,500 copies of the torches according to the sketch of the French designer Mathieu Lehanner. As the author of the layout himself says, he was inspired to create the design by water, peacefulness and equality. For these reasons, the steel torch has a streamlined, narrow and oblong shape. Each model of the torch will be painted in champagne color.
Compared to the previous Olympic Games, this time there will be much fewer products, to be precise, five times less. In addition to one and a half thousand torches for the 2024 Olympics, another 500 pieces for the Paralympics will be separately produced.
Traditionally, the opening ceremony of the games will be held in Ancient Olympia on April 16, 2024. From there, by May 8, the Olympic flame will arrive in Marseille. 400 French cities and ten thousand torchbearers will be involved in the relay race for its transfer.
Recall that the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The question of the conditions for the participation of Russian athletes in the Games is still open. The International Olympic Committee is making certain efforts to admit the Russians, and Hungary even calls on the IOC to give permission for Russian athletes to participate in the upcoming Olympics in Paris.
Today, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee calls the conditions for participation proposed to the Russians doubtful, but there is still time before the Games and the rhetoric may well change.
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24 July 2024
The IOC announced the list of Russians who will perform at the Olympics - 15 people with neutral status
The IOC has approved the final list of Russian athletes admitted by a special commission to participate in the Olympics, and this figure is almost ten times less than what was expected last year.
29 June 2024
Our athletes have every chance of winning medals at the Olympic Games in Paris
All Russian athletes who have passed the qualifying selection and are admitted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) may well qualify for Olympic medals.
21 June 2024
Don't miss the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris on August 11th!
The ceremony will be attended by athletes and officials from various countries that participated in the Olympic Games. The last medals will be awarded at the ceremony, and the flag will be handed over to the next host city
27 May 2024
French authorities cancel Olympic torch relay due to unrest in New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a French overseas territory through which the traditional Olympic torch relay was supposed to take place this year. For a number of reasons, the province had to be excluded from his route.
6 May 2024
The Uzbekistan national football team will take part in the Olympic Games in Paris for the first time
Uzbek football players also performed in the finals of the Asian Football Cup. The Asian Under-23 Football Championship was held in Qatar from April 15 to May 3, 2024.
30 March 2024
Olympic Games 2024: Russian athletes cannot be boycotted at the Games in Paris
So far, only 8 Russians have qualified for them, but Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin believes that our athletes should not categorically boycott the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, just as no one can forbid them to participate in them.
3 March 2024
Models of Olympic Games medals with Eiffel Tower particles were presented in Paris
The set of medals, consisting of gold, silver and bronze awards, was presented by the head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, Tony Estanguet. Each of the relics will contain 18 grams of iron from the Eiffel Tower structure.
30 January 2024
Russian athletes will not take part in the 2024 Olympics
This is the official position of the Russian Olympic Committee, but it does not exclude the participation of individual Russian athletes who, at their own request, can go to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games and compete there under a neutral flag.
19 December 2023
The IOC is delaying the decision on the participation of Russian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games
The qualification trials for participants in the upcoming Olympics have already started, and our athletes in some sports will not have time to pass due to the uncertainty of the International Olympic Committee.
12 November 2023
Russian rowers are preparing for the Olympic season
President of the Russian Rowing Federation Alexey Svirin said that in light of the current situation around the upcoming Olympic Games.