The Olympic flame and the torch relay is important in the Olympic movement. With the Olympic torch relay, the torch, the torch bearers move the flame across countries.Most times the torch leaves from Olympia, Greece to the stadium of the host country. On the 14th of July 2024, the Olympic torch relay of the Louvre Museum section of the relay in Paris was led by Kim Seok Jin. He was the first torch bearer at the Louvre Museum, Paris, and he is the official Korea torch-bearer representative.
The Olympic flame has been in the history of the Olympics, its origin is from the ancient Greeks who considers fire as a divine element. This made fire present in temples such as the sanctuary of Olympia, where the ancient Olympics took place. In the modern Olympic Games, Olympia is the departure of the for Olympic torch relay, which is a link to Ancient and modern games. The Olympic torch relay has been done as far back as 1936 when Carl Diem who was the then secretary general of the organizing committee of the Game proposed a torch relay.
Kim Seok Jin, the official Korea torch bearer representative, was the first torch bearer at the Louvre Museum section of the relay in Paris. Kim Seok Jin, A Korean singer is a member of the Kpop group called BTS. At 8:00 Pm on Sunday, July 14th, 2024, The Olympic torch relay Louvre museum section started and Jin led it by carrying the torch from the pyramid of the Louvre Museum and ran for about 200 meters and then returned the torch to the torch relay center at the museum.
It is important to note that The Olympic flame signifies and manifests the positive values that are associated with the symbol of fire, It is also a way in which the ancient and modern games are linked. The Torch is very symbolic in the Olympics, and by carrying it across countries up until the stadium of the host country, it amplifies the fact that sports build bridges and bring people together promoting friendship and respect.
Whenever the Olympic season is getting close, especially months before it is to begin, there is the selection and announcement of torch bearers. The touch bearers are people in the society, including ordinary people, community heroes, sports personnel, and important personalities from the show and entertainment business to politics. For Paris 2024 Olympics, the total number of touch bearers is 10,000 people, and it will run from the 16th of April to the 26th of July 2024, the flame will journey from Greece and France. According to the organizing committee for the Olympics, the torch relay route would cover run for 68 days across 64 territories. Some of the torch-bearers who welded and participated in the Olympic torch relay in Paris includes Thierry Henry , Lang Lang to mention a few.
