The flag’s journey will not end on the Eiffel Tower, though. The fabric will be reused as part of an exclusive clothing collection in a collaboration between Paris 2024 and one of its partners.

The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris ...

TOKYO -- A giant flag will be flown from the Eiffel Tower on Sunday that Paris Olympic organizers claim will be the biggest in history.

The five Olympic rings are also stamped on the iron of the Olympic medals. The Paralympic logo of three swooshes, known as the Agitos, is stamped on the medals for the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics.

Are these really Eiffel Tower chunks? Absolutely. The 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower is made of 18,038 iron parts. But it's also getting a bit long in the tooth. Built for the 1889 World's Fair ...