The Paralympic Flame in Antibes

On Sunday 25 August 2024, Antibes will be the only city in the Alpes-Maritimes and one of 12 cities in France to host the Paralympic Games Flame.
An exceptional tribute as Tony Estanguet, President of the Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, points out: "It is a city that, on the one hand, is magnificent, very sporty, but also legitimate and committed to changing the way people look at disability. We did not call for applications like for the Olympic torch relay. We relied on the departments that had trusted us for the Olympic torch relay and on the French Paralympic and Sports Committee to identify territories that have this Paralympic flame in them, because there are accessible Paralympic infrastructures, this concern to develop Paralympic sports and Antibes ticks all the boxes." The 12 Paralympic flames, including the one that left Antibes, will converge on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, where the opening ceremony will take place on August 28.

This passage through our city will be marked by a 2 km Paralympic relay. On the occasion of the "Festival de la flamme" on the Pré des Pêcheurs, activities are scheduled with initiations, demonstrations, athletes and personalities involved in inclusive sport will be in the spotlight. The sporting qualities of our city also prevailed in the choice of the Olympic torch relay cities.

As a reminder, the Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympic Games will take place from August 28th to September 8th.

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