The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch was unveiled on Tuesday, with a sleek modern look, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.

The torch is a silver-colored cylinder of recycled steel that is gracefully tapered at both ends and is being made in limited numbers to save resources.

According to the organizers, 2,000 torches — five times fewer than for some previous editions of the Olympics — are being produced from recycled steel.

Each one weighs 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) and is 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) tall.

Once lit in ancient Olympia, Greece, the flame will be transported by boat to the Southern French city of Marseille.

The torch relay will start from there on May 8, with 10,000 torchbearers taking turns to carry it — the last of them lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony set for July 2024.