Gauthier Delomez 3:50 p.m., March 1, 2024
Before the start of the Paris 2024 Games, the Olympic flame will travel across France before arriving in Paris.
But who will be the last torchbearer, the one who will light the cauldron on the evening of the opening ceremony?
Jacques Vendroux takes stock in the show “Pascal Praud et vous”, every day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Europe 1.
Teddy Riner, Laure Manaudou, Kylian Mbappé... Who will be the last torchbearer of the Olympic flame, the one who will light the cauldron on July 26, the evening of the opening ceremony of the Paris Games?
Speculation is rife, and while the (extinguished) torch made an exceptional stop at Europe 1, Jacques Vendroux, sports journalist, clarified things in the show
Pascal Praud et vous
.
“It is the President of the Republic who will decide,” he explains.
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Emmanuel Macron "knows sport very well in general, and he is a stakeholder in this organization", continues the host of the
Studio of legends
, every weekend on Europe 1. "I imagine that at one point or another, Tony Estanguet (president of the Olympic Organizing Committee, Editor's note) and his collaborators will go see the President of the Republic at the Élysée saying 'Here are our five candidates', and it is the president who will decide" , explains Jacques Vendroux, listing his main favorites to take on this very symbolic role.