The flame-free Olympic balloon tethered to a cauldron that was an iconic symbol of last summer's Games in Paris is to return to the French capital every year up until the next edition of the Games in Los Angeles in 2028, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.

"It will return every summer... until the Los Angeles Games," Macron wrote on X above an image of the balloon rising into the Paris night sky last summer that was one of the unforgettable sights of the hugely successful 2024 Summer Olympics.

Le Monde