LBC’s Snoop Dogg to carry torch at Paris Olympics

The legendary rapper is one of the final torchbearers before the flame lights the Olympic cauldron Friday.

Brandon Richardson

Jul 23, 2024 — 3 min read

Play entertainer, Snoop Dogg gets a pole vault lesson during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iconic Long Beach hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg is set to be one of the final bearers of the Olympic flame on its journey to Paris for the 2024 Games.

The gangsta rap legend will carry the flame through Saint-Denis Friday, the town’s mayor Mathieu Hanotin announced Tuesday.

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