Olympics-Paris 2024 to install Olympic flame near Louvre

FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin talks to French police drone pilots after a dynamic demonstration of the safety system during the Olympic flame journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Beynes near Paris, France, March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The Olympic flame will be installed in the Jardin des Tuileries, a stone's throw from the Louvre, after organisers abandoned the idea of the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Last week, French sports daily L'Equipe reported that the Jardin des Tuileries, on the bank of the Seine between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde, was the heavy favourite to host the flame.