Grand Figeac wins the Olympic flame: a sporting and lively fortnight opens in the region

Four months after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Grand Figeac region wants to keep the flame alive and benefit a little more from the enthusiasm generated by this exceptional event. Even if it will not be relit, the torch which toured France is coming to play overtime in the Lot until the beginning of December. A visit eagerly awaited by the president of Grand Figeac, Vincent Labarthe, who had the opportunity to approach the object at the Hôtel de Région.

“It's pretty and so symbolic. I'm satisfied because I've been working on his coming here for a while. I think it was important because we're still in the year of the Games which unfortunately didn't take place. not infused into our territories. It's good to be able to share it with our inhabitants” underlines the elected official from Lot who was already able to see the effect produced by the famous torch a few days ago during the installation of the first one. stone of a gymnasium Gramat. “It’s quite crazy to see young people but also older people rushing to take a photo with the flame in their hands.” Vincent Labarthe will present it in Lalbenque this Saturday where an inauguration takes place. He will not forget to include the large mascot who accompanies him and who delights the children.

A journey through schools, nursing homes, clubs and public events

From Wednesday, the flame will travel through a large part of the communes of Grand Figeac. The launch of the Olympic fortnight will be officially given this Wednesday from Capdenac-Gare, a city labeled Terre de Jeux 2024. “I have instructed each vice-president of the territory to organize the process in voluntary schools, cultural associations, clubs sportsmen, wherever possible, I wanted to make it available to young people and also to the elderly in nursing homes” explains Vincent Labarthe. The route is punctuated by numerous stages, in particular during special events such as the Lissacoise, the GSF meeting at the Calvaire stadium and the football match at Lodieu in Figeac next weekend. On November 26, the day of the official inauguration of the headquarters of Grand Figeac and the celebration of ten years of the community, the flame will be available to the general public, invited to participate in the afternoon at the open house of the building located rue Germain Petitjean in Figeac. Three days later, the Olympic flame will once again be in the spotlight during the evening of the Intermunicipal Sports Office Trophies which reward those involved in the local sporting world.