Antoine Dupont will light the cauldron of the Olympic flame on Friday at the Ernest-Wallon stadium in Toulouse

Antoine Dupont sera le dernier relayeur de la flamme olympique à Toulouse MAXPPP – Ethan Cairns

Le capitaine de l’équipe de France de rugby fera partie du relais de la flamme, ce vendredi 17 mai à Toulouse avec d’autres joueurs du Stade Toulousain. C’est lui qui allumera le chaudron en fin de journée.

The captain of the French rugby team Antoine Dupont will be one of the Olympic torchbearers on Friday in Toulouse, the Games Organizing Committee announced on Tuesday ( Cojo).

"Antoine Dupont, French international from the Toulouse stadium and voted best player in the World Rugby world in 2021, will also carry the Olympic Flame on Friday May 17 on the  rsquo;stage 9 Haute-Garonne-Toulouse", indicates the Cojo in a press release. He will even have the privilege of lighting the cauldron at the end of the day at the Ernest-Wallon stadium

Stage at Ernest-Wallon

Friday evening, the flame will stop at the Ernest-Wallon stadium, the home of Stade Toulousain, reigning French champions. Other players from Stade Toulousain, active or retired, will also be part of the relay, Vincent Clerc, Emile and Romain NTtamack and Maxime Médard.

The flame arrived in Marseille on Wednesday and will pass through the hands of 10,000 "scouts", in 400 towns in France, to end its journey in Paris and set the city ablaze. basin during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26.