Torch Will Bring its Light to the 2024 Olympics
2023-07-29
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1Olympic Games organizers in France presented the 2024 Olympic torch that will light the Summer Games in the country a year from now.
2In the Olympic torch tradition, many people carry the torch in turn from Greece to the current location of the Games.
3After it has traveled thousands of kilometers, the torch will light the Olympic cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the next Olympic Games.
4French designer Mathieu Lehanneur created the torch, which is 70 centimeters long and made of lightweight steel.
5Lehanneur said its shape is inspired by the famous Seine river, which flows through Paris.
6He said the torch is equal from top to bottom and all around the middle, which stands for equality between athletes.
7The twisting shape of the torch represents peace.
8The torch was made with lightweight steel.
9Its lower half copies the movement of the Seine, along which the opening ceremony will take place for over 500,000 viewers.
10Lehanneur said he wants the torch to represent the kind of event that Paris 2024 hopes to be.
11"I wanted to move away from the torch appearing as an object of conquest," Lehanneur said.
12He also told reporters that designing the torch was much more technical than he thought it would be.
13"The magic is not the torch itself, but the flame," Lehanneur said.
14The torch will begin burning in Olympia, Greece, where the first Olympics were held, on April 16.
15The Games will begin in Paris on July 26, 2024.
16On May 8, the torch will arrive in the Mediterranean city of Marseille.
17It will then pass through several important places, which include Strasbourg, the Pantheon in Paris, the Mont Saint-Michel and multiple French territories.
18Tony Estanguet, the Paris 2024 chief, said the torch is "very, very beautiful.
19" He also said it is "...very pure. It's perfectly balanced in the hand."
20I'm Dominic Varela. And I'm Jill Robbins.
1Olympic Games organizers in France presented the 2024 Olympic torch that will light the Summer Games in the country a year from now. In the Olympic torch tradition, many people carry the torch in turn from Greece to the current location of the Games. After it has traveled thousands of kilometers, the torch will light the Olympic cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the next Olympic Games. 2French designer Mathieu Lehanneur created the torch, which is 70 centimeters long and made of lightweight steel. Lehanneur said its shape is inspired by the famous Seine river, which flows through Paris. He said the torch is equal from top to bottom and all around the middle, which stands for equality between athletes. The twisting shape of the torch represents peace. 3The torch was made with lightweight steel. Its lower half copies the movement of the Seine, along which the opening ceremony will take place for over 500,000 viewers. 4Lehanneur said he wants the torch to represent the kind of event that Paris 2024 hopes to be. "I wanted to move away from the torch appearing as an object of conquest," Lehanneur said. 5He also told reporters that designing the torch was much more technical than he thought it would be. "The magic is not the torch itself, but the flame," Lehanneur said. 6The torch will begin burning in Olympia, Greece, where the first Olympics were held, on April 16. The Games will begin in Paris on July 26, 2024. 7On May 8, the torch will arrive in the Mediterranean city of Marseille. It will then pass through several important places, which include Strasbourg, the Pantheon in Paris, the Mont Saint-Michel and multiple French territories. 8Tony Estanguet, the Paris 2024 chief, said the torch is "very, very beautiful." He also said it is "...very pure. It's perfectly balanced in the hand." 9I'm Dominic Varela. And I'm Jill Robbins. 10Reuters reported this story. Dominic Varela adapted the report for VOA Learning English. 11______________________________________________ 12Words in This Story 13torch - n. a long stick with burning material at one end, used to provide light or to set things on fire 14cauldron - n. a large pot 15athlete - n. a person who does a sport, especially athletics, or track and field events. 16conquest - n. the act of conquering a country or group of people 17flame - n. a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is burning 18__________________________________________________ 19What do you think of this story? 20We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 21Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.