Olympic/Paralympic Games in Seine-et-Marne – News

On July 20, the Olympic flame travels through Seine-et-Marne

Saturday July 20, 2024, Seine-et-Marne will welcome the Olympic flame for the 62nd stage of its national journey which began on April 16 in Greece at Olympia. Fontainebleau, Provins, Meaux, Melun… and of course the Olympic site of Vaires-sur-Marne will welcome the torch bearers heralding the Paris 2024 Games organized from July 26 to August 11 (Olympic Games) and August 28 to September 8, 2024 (Paralympic Olympics). The relay will pass through 13 towns in Seine-et-Marne, the first Ile-de-France department to have been awarded the Terres des Jeux label.

The opening of the Paralympic Games, scheduled for Wednesday August 28, 2024, will be celebrated by the Torch Relay. This will leave Great Britain on August 25. Upon its arrival in France, it will be divided into 12 Flames – in reference to the 12 days of events – a uniqueness brought by the disabled sports movement. Because, unlike the Olympic flame, several Paralympic flames can shine simultaneously!

On the 3rd day of the Relay, August 27, the 12 flames will cross Île-de-France with a passage in Seine-et-Marne, in Fontainebleau and Trilport.

The Olympic flame in figures:

• 68 epic days
• 65 stopover towns
• 66 territories involved including overseas
• 100 emblematic sites crossed
• 12,000 bearers including 1000 Paralympic flame bearers

Paris 2024 Olympic Games,Key dates:

8 a.m.00: Departure from Defense National Sports Center (CNSD), to Fontainebleau (rue des Archives, rue du Rocher, rue Gambetta, av. du Maréchal de Villars, av. des Cascades, rue Paul Séramy, rue Grande, rue Dénecourt, jardin de Diane).

8:44 a.m.: Arrival of the Olympic flame in the courtyard of the castle to put the modern pentathlon in the spotlight. End of journey at Fontainebleau at the Philippe Mahut stadium at 9:28 a.m.

10:20 a.m.: Departure from the gymnasium square Pontault-Combault (av. Charles Rouxel, av. de la République, Rd pt des Chaumettes, av. de la République, Pl. Robert Pestel).

10:37 a.m.: Arrival in front of the town hall Pontault-Combault.

11:23 a.m.: Departure from the town hall square Lagny-sur-Marne (place de la Fontaine, rue des Marchés, rue Gambetta, rue Jacques le Paire, av. du Général Leclerc, av. de Saint Germain des Noyers, D217 bis: entry into Torcy, av. of President Mitterrand, rue de Chèvre).

12:54 p.m.: Arrival at the intersection of Rue de Chevre and All. From Frambourg to Torcy

1:10 p.m.: Arrival at Olympic site of Vaires-sur-Marne

2:00 p.m.: Departure from the National Gendarmerie Officers School at Melun (school esplanade, av. du 13^e Dragons, av. from 31^e Infantry Regiment, rue St-Barthélémy, Pl. de la Porte de Paris, Bd Victor Hugo, Quai Pasteur)

2:18 p.m.: Arrival at Pont Jeanne d’Arc Melun.

2:45 p.m.: Departure from boulevard de la Marne at Vaires-sur-Marne (place de la République, bd de Lorraine, place du Général de Gaulle, av. Henri Barbusse, av. Victor Thiebault, rue Lazare Carnot, Carr. du Balto, rue du Villevaudé, rue de Brou, rue de la Haute Borne, av. de l’Europe, av. de la Claye, rue Jean Jaurès, rue Gambetta, pl. de la République, rue A. Besson, rue des Frères Verdeaux, rd pt du 8-Mai-1945, rue des Frères Verdeaux, av. of the Resistance.

4:29 p.m.: roundabout north of avenue de la Résistance in Chelles.

4:55 p.m.: Departure from Caesar Tour Provins (rue de la Pie, pl. Saint-Quiriace, east side of the Saint-Quiriace collegiate church, Tower of the Thibault de Champagne high school, rue du Palais, adjacent to the place du Châtel, rue Couverte, rue de Jouy, Rempart du cours aux bêtes, La Tour aux engins, Rempart du cours aux bêtes, Porte Saint-Jean, Chemin de Villecran, old path of Paris, Tourist office).

5:35 p.m.: Arrival at the garden of the Tourist Office Provins.

6:04 p.m.: Museum of the Great War Meaux (rue Lazare Ponticelli, route de Varreddes, av. du Maréchal Joffre, rue Aristide Briand, av. du Pdt Salvador Allende, quai Jacques Prévert, quai Victor Hugo, Pont Jean Bureau, av. Jean Bureau, rue Cornillon, rue des Fusilliers, Foch bridge, Maréchal Foch avenue, President Roosevelt avenue, west alley of the Georges Tauziet stadium).

7:20 p.m.: Lighting of the Cauldron at Georges Tauziet sports complex in Meaux. On the site of 3:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. a giant screen, a host and a DJ will also be present to put the public in the atmosphere of the Torch Relay.

• June 23, 2024: Olympic Day. Every year, on June 23, Olympic Day is celebrated all over the world and allows everyone to learn about the practice of Olympic sports in the presence of athletes, in sharing and the values ​​of Olympicism.
• July 26, 2024: Opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on the banks of the Seine in Paris
• From July 26 to August 11: 2024 Olympic Games
• 27 August 2024 : Passing of the Paralympic flame in Fontainebleau and Trilport
• From August 28 to September 8, 2024: 2024 Paralympic Games
• Of August 30 to 1^er September 2024: Para rowing events on the Olympic nautical site of Vaires-sur-Marne

Some tips for celebrating this event and enjoying the festivities

To attend the torch relay on the different stages of the route, it is recommended:

• to anticipate its arrival on the path of the flame and the celebration site;
• to obtain information via reliable sources (site and social networks of the prefecture, the department council and the municipalities);
• to respect the instructions of the security forces;
• follow the diversion routes in place;
• not to accompany the relay to avoid congestion.

As the flame passes:

• The roads used will be closed to traffic 45 minutes before the flame passes and reopened 10 minutes after.
• On the side of the road, do not cross the road without checking for the possible arrival of vehicles or torchbearers.
• Do not run alongside the torchbearers so as not to hinder their progress.
• Do not hinder the torchbearers when taking photos, videos or selfies.
• Children must be supervised and younger ones held by the hand.
• Pets are kept on a leash.
• In case of extreme heat or rain: bring suitable clothing and something to protect yourself.

The events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Seine-et-Marne

The Île-de-France Olympic nautical stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne will host 45 events during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic rowing and canoeing events from July 27 to August 5, 2024, then the para rowing from August 30 to 1^er September, followed by the para canoe events from September 6 to 8, 2024. The complex is structured around three major elements of the leisure island of Vaires-Torcy: the lake, the whitewater stadium and the white plateau, which accommodates new buildings with a landscaped roof accessible to the promenade. The 4,400 m2 sports center includes the new whitewater stadium and its two courses of 300 meters and 150 meters long; the rowing and canoe-kayak course, 2,200 meters long, equipped with a finish tower; a medical-sports annex; a weight room; administrative spaces and a media center. Added to this is a training and accommodation center. The town of Courtry will also be concerned for the Paralympic Olympic Games since the route of the para-cycling races passes through the town, notably offering a 4.5% gradient.

Vaires-sur-Marne nautical site

A genda of events in Seine-et-Marne

Public information sites

The spectator experience depends heavily on the quality of information available to the public throughout their journey.

In this spirit, in addition to the official information site of the organizing committee, Paris 2024 makes two websites available to the general public.