For the first time in the history of the Games, the cauldron — a 7-meter (23-feet) diameter ring of fire supported by a giant air balloon — flew through the air.

“one of the main symbols of the games,” according to Paris organizing chief Tony Estanguet. 🔥 The Olympic Flame is lit... and it's in the form of a hot-air balloon. It’s a spectacular sight.

The Olympic rings adorning the Eiffel ... with France Bleu Paris a few days after the start of the Games in July. But the permanence of the cauldron, which included a hot air balloon that became ...

The move was a nod to the Montgolfier brothers, the French pioneers of the hot air balloon. Their first designs took flight in 1783 in the same location as the Olympic flame at Paris 2024.

PARIS (AP) — The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch ...

The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu ... Some parts, like the balloon or the flame system, had been tested to ensure a smooth flight, but ...