Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch in the final stages of its journey, just before heading towards the Eiffel Tower.
The American rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr, is in Paris as a special correspondent for the NBC network, associated with Sky.
Snoop, 52, shared a photo of himself outside City Hall’s Hotel de Ville with the caption: “Are you ready? Paris 2024 Olympics already digggg.”
He will carry the torch through the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, where the local mayor said there will be a concert by French Eurovision 2024 star Slimane in front of the Cathedral Basilica.
He also said it would be “the last step before the Eiffel Tower.”
The torch was lit in Greece in April at the site of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the gamesbefore being carried across France in a runners’ relay.
The 68th stage of the torch relay will pass through the Olympic Village and pass by the Aquatic Center and the Stade de France, before reaching the banks of the Seine.
Athletes will parade in boats down the central Paris river for the opening ceremony on Friday night.
While it’s Snoop’s turn this week, other rappers have carried the Olympic torch in previous games.
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American Sean “Diddy” Combs did it for the 2004 Athens Olympics, while British musician Dizzee Rascal and Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am took part in the preparations for London 2012.
Snoop has already been at the center of events leading up to Friday, with the Los Angeles-born musician recording a 200-meter time of 34.44 seconds in a special exhibition race at the US trials in Oregon last month.
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