He was chosen to light the Olympic cauldron in Reims. This Sunday, June 30, it is the walker Yohann Diniz who will be the last torchbearer in the Marne, after a journey through seven cities in the department.
The flame, manufactured by ArcelorMittal, will leave Vitry-le-François at 9 a.m. She will arrive in Reims, the last stage of her journey, at 5:47 p.m. Olympic Day will end at 7:20 p.m. with lighting the cauldron, welcomed by a guard of honor, on the Porte Mars esplanade. Information given during a press brief and confirmed by the sports, youth and tourism department of the Department of Marne.
Born in Épernay in 1978, the athlete Yohann Diniz is a representative of Marne but also of the Olympic Games, in which he participated four times. World champion in London in 2017 and triple European champion, he holds the record for the 50km walk with a time of 3 hours, 32 minutes and 33 seconds.
