For the last two weeks, Paris completely lost its cool.
The rain that had doused the opening ceremony had ceased by then, and Paris felt like a city en fête.
“What happened four weeks ago — with the election and everything that came afterward — was a real shame.
They wanted to forget about it for a while.”It is fair to say they embraced their opportunity.
More than anything, though, there have been French tricolors.
Persons:
—, Teddy Riner, Marie, José Perec, ”, Anne Brion, Tricolors, Richard Salandre
Organizations:
Games, Tuileries, United
Locations:
Paris, French, fête, United States, “