French Taekwondo legends and rising stars among the torchbearers on 2 July. FFTDA

On 2 June, a special collective Taekwondo torch relay will start in Bressuire. The flame will be in the small French commune at 10:10.

24 taekwondo athletes, established champions or young talents, managers, referees, judges, teachers or simple enthusiasts, under the leadership of their captain Myriam Baverel, will carry out the collective taekwondo relay to bring the flame to Paris.

Athens 2004 runner-up Myriam Baverel will be the captain of the torchbearers. GETTY IMAGES
Athens 2004 runner-up Myriam Baverel will be the captain of the torchbearers. GETTY IMAGES

Baverel is Athens 2004 silver medallist, she is also 2003 World runner up, she is also member of the IOC Athletes’ Entourage Commission.

All the 24 torchbearers of the Taekwondo torch relay are Myriam Baverel, Lee Moon-Ho, Joffrey Benay, Philippe Chollet, Maxine Cornet, Patricia Cornet, Philippe David, Fabien Fazilleau, Mickael Foucher, Noah Garcia, Annaëlle Gestraud, Ahmet Goktas, Nahim Goktas Marzanto, Nelly Joselon, Lola Lapeyre, Zoé Lapeyre, Emilie Lebreuilly, Larvi Ouali, Georgia Oumedjkane, Philippe Raison, Emmanuelle Rantiere, Françoise Uhlmann, Pascale Rattier, Mathieu Vigier.