President Emmanuel Macron wants Paris Olympics 2024 to turn France into a sportier nation
3 years, 2 months ago

President Emmanuel Macron wants Paris Olympics 2024 to turn France into a sportier nation

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“The aim is not simply to get medals, it will be to put sport at the heart of the nation,” Macron said, as he visited Olympic building sites and existing sports facilities in northern Paris. Saint-Denis: President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he hoped the 2024 Paris Olympics would give a huge boost to participation in sport in France. Macron, who is widely expected to seek re-election next year, was criticised for comments he made after this year’s Tokyo Olympics when he urged French competitors to win “many more” medals in 2024 than the 33 they won in Japan. I didn’t see many athletes shaken by what I said.” Accompanied by now-retired French NBA star Tony Parker, Macron also visited the construction site for the Olympic Athletes’ Village in Saint-Ouen in northern Paris and was expected to take part in a football match later in the day.

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