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Snoop Dogg to Carry Olympic Torch in Final Stretch Before Opening Ceremony in Paris

Snoop Dogg watches during the U.S. Olympic team trials at Hayward Field. | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

American rapper Snoop Dogg will be lighting up during the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Lighting up as in carrying the iconic Olympic torch, of course.

The 52-year-old Snoop Dogg was chosen to hoist the Olympic torch in the final stretch leading up to the opening ceremony Friday night in Paris. Mathieu Hanotin, the mayor of Saint-Denis—a suburb of northern Paris that is the home of the Stade de France Olympic Stadium—announced the decision on social media.

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