Paris 2024: Team event for torch relay

Published on January 11th, 2024

For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Paris 2024 Torch Relay will be carried by teams to symbolise the energy of sport and teamwork. Each team will be made up of 24 people, including champions, athletes, volunteers, referees, coaches, and many others associated with the 34 Olympic and Paralympic Federations whose sports are part of the Summer Games program.

Each team relay will take place in a spectacular location, with Les Sables-d’Olonne and Gruissan ready to host the Sailing Team Relay. The Paris 2024 Organizing Committee has unveiled some of the team relay captains which includdes Charline Picon for Sailing (Olympic champion in RS:X at Rio 2016). – Full report


Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Program*:
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 (41)
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 (41)
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 (19)
Men’s Skiff – 49er (20)
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX (20)
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class (20)
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class (20)
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL (24)
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL (24)
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 (19)
* Quota per event in parenthesis but does not include Universality Places (2 men, 2 women)

Venue: Marseille, France
Dates: July 28-August 9

Details:
• Paris website: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/
• World Sailing microsite: https://paris2024.sailing.org/

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