Paris 2024 Olympic Games: which athlete will be the last Olympic torchbearer?

It's the best-kept secret of these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, who could well be the last bearer a year from now to light the Olympic cauldron? The choice is vast, as many of our French athletes have already proved their worth!

Laure Manaudou, Teddy Riner, Renaud Lavillenie, Kylian Mbappé, Kevin Mayer, Martin Fourcade - so many beloved French athletes who have shone with their exploits in recent years. It's hard to choose among these emblematic figures to designate the final bearer of the Olympic flame, destined to ignite the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

After crossing the Mediterranean and France, the Olympic flame will arrive in the capital, to kick off the competition. Many French people will have the honor of carrying the flame to its destination, including celebrities, athletes and civilians, who are currently invited to apply . But the final bearer remains a closely-guarded secret, as does the location of the cauldron!

In 1992, for the Winter Games, it was Michel Platini who carried the flame, so why not a footballer? Kylian Mbappé seems to be the obvious choice, as he is particularly keen to take part in the competition, and is very popular with the French. Martin Fourcade, Teddy Riner and Renaud Lavillenie, who are nearing the end of their careers, are also being considered as possible candidates for a fitting farewell and thank-you gift. To honor past champions, Marie-José Pérec also fits the bill. And if the cauldron is on the Seine, who better to light it than Laure Manaudou?

A Paralympic athlete as the final torchbearer would be the crowning glory of a competition designed to be inclusive, with Olympic and Paralympic teams united. Marie-Amélie Le Fur or Michaël Jérémiasz could be a good match. Or even better, could two champions light the candle together, an Olympic and a Paralympic athlete? We'll have to wait a few more months for the answer!

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games: which athlete will be the last Olympic torchbearer?

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