The Côte-d’Or candidate to host the Paris 2024 Olympic flame

The Paris Games are also preparing in the departments. After the “Land of Games 2024” label, the Côte-d’Or will host the Olympic flame a few weeks before the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Francois Sauvadet and is favorable.

The president of the Côte-d’Or department confirms this December 26 on the antenna of France Burgundy Blue : ” I asked the organizing committee that the Côte-d’Or be a relay department. “ What does that mean ? First of all, the flame will pass through the Côte-d’Or department before July 26, 2024, the date of the start of the Paris Games. Better still, the flame will stop off in a town in the department.

There needs to be a festive event in Dijon- François Sauvadet

On the choice of the city that will host the flame, nothing has yet been finalized. The president of the department wants Dijon to be the stopover city. “I would see with the mayor of Dijon,” indicates François Sauvadet, “but we need a festive event in Dijon”, adds the president of the department.

It remains to be seen who and how the bill which amounts to 150 000 euros to have the right to host the Olympic flame.

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