After crossing the Marnethen took a day of rest, the Olympic flame is in the North this Sunday. Benjamin Brun, wheelchair handball player and coach, is the captain of the relay that carries the legendary torch across the department. For this journey across France, 10,000 people take turns to carry the Olympic flame to the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024.
While The relay began on May 8 in Marseillehere are the cities where you can watch the Olympic flame pass near you in the North until its arrival on the esplanade of the Champ-de-Mars in Lillestopover town, the last of the day. It is the actor and director Dany Boon who will light the cauldron Olympic at 7:30 p.m.
Follow the day of the flame on France Bleu Nord and find in this article the best moments in photos and videos throughout this day. To see the latest updates, Click here.
The flame’s journey city by city, hour by hour
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe – 8h25 > 8h45
- Dunkerque – 9h15 > 10h20
- Wallers-Arenberg – 10h55 > 11h20
- Cambrai – 14h10 > 14h30
- Tourcoing / Roubaix – 2:45 p.m. > 4:45 p.m.
- Douai – 4:55 p.m. > 5:35 p.m.
- Lille – 18h30 > 19h20
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