Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey in France on 8 May 2024

Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics
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India's first individual gold medallist at the Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra has been selected as a torch bearer for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games to be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11.

Bindra, who won gold in the men's 10m air rifle in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, will be part of the Olympic torch relay that will be held from April 16 to July 26.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey in France on 8 May 2024 with the flame arriving in Marseille ahead of 68 days of travel across the French territories.

The torch relay will last 68 days during which it will cover 65 territories including five overseas territories. 

The relay will involve 10,000 torch bearers, including 3000 torch bearers who will participate in Team Relays, and will visit 400 cities.



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