On April 16, the Paris Olympic Games will be officially kicked off with the lighting of the flame in Olympia. Why this symbol? How did it make Olympic history? What route will he take to the opening ceremony? Three witnesses and experts to talk about it: Delphine Moulin, director of the Paris 2024 celebrations; Kevin Bernardi, editor of the “Sport and Society” website and former gymnast Isabelle Severino, torch bearer in Athens in 2004.
The Olympic flame placed in a cauldron at the end of the torch relay session at Shougang Park, in Beijing, on February 2, 2022, two days before the opening of the Olympics. (Illustrative photo) © REUTERS – FLORENCE LO
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