President of Paris 2024 Tony Estanguet, torch designer Mathieu Lehanneur, and production partner Arcelor Mittal presented the Olympic torch on Tuesday, July 25, at the headquarters of the organising committee. The torch will be carried by 11,000 people (10,000 for the Olympic Games and 1,000 for the Paralympic Games) during the torch relay that will start with the first steps of the Olympic Torch Relay in France on May 8, 2024.
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The champagne tint of the torch for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024 is what makes it stand out above all others. Designer of the torch Lehanneur also took inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols: Equality, Water, and Peacefulness to depict the Games.
The torch will light the Olympic cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the following Olympic Games a year after it has journeyed hundreds of kilometres. It will then start a new voyage for the Paralympic Torch Relay after two weeks of competition, igniting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony on August 28, 2024.
“This object embodies every edition of the Games,” Tony Estanguet, President of the Olympics, stated in the press conference. “When we look back at history, every torch is more beautiful than the others, each one with its own uniqueness. Every country tries to showcase its creativity and we can see that. It’s an aesthetic object that says something.”
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These are the specifications of the torch:
Size: 70cm
Minimum diameter: 3.5cm
Maximum diameter: 10cm
Weight: 1.5kg
Colour: Champagne
Material: ArcelorMittal XCarb® steel from recycled and renewable sources
Fuel: Biopropane
Number of Torches produced: 2,000
