Paris Olympics 2024 might be over, but French authorities are hoping Parisians and tourists can "relive" last year's magic when the iconic symbol of the Games – the balloon that carried the Olympic cauldron – returns to the city next week (Report and Images: AFP)
Updated On: 2025-06-14 11:29 AM IST
Compiled by : Raaina Jain
During the Paris Games, the Olympic cauldron tethered to a balloon flew into the Parisian sky at sunset every day, with thousands flocking to see the seven-metre (23 feet) wide ring of environmentally friendly fire
On Thursday evening, President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo visited the Tuileries Garden near the Louvre, where workers were installing the redesigned balloon and ring
The balloon, which will no longer carry the Olympic branding, will take to the skies on June 21 during France's annual Fete de la Musique festival of street music
It will be accessible to visitors every summer evening from June 21 to September 14 for the next three years, until the next edition of the Games in Los Angeles in 2028
Its flame made up of clouds of mist lit by LED rays will remain the same
