American rapper Snoop Dogg will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame in the final stretch before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on Friday.
Snoop Dogg, 52, will carry the torch through the streets of Saint-Denis, the underprivileged northern Paris suburb that is home to the Stade de France Olympic Stadium, the town’s mayor Mathieu Hanotin said on social media platform X.
“Saint-Denis: last step before the Eiffel Tower. An international cast @SnoopDogg for the last stretch of the Olympic Flame,” Hanotin wrote.
The rapper, who is also contributing to NBC Primetime’s coverage of the Games, is better known in the sports world for his Snoop Youth Football League. The championship game is called the “Snooper Bowl”.
Snoop Dogg whose full name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, was born in Los Angeles – the host city for the 2028 Games.
The U.S. rapper will be joined by fellow carriers of the torch in Saint-Denis on Friday including French actress Laetitia Casta and French rapper MC Solaar.
