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☆ Notre-Dame’s bells ring out for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | Caroline Baum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday morning, eight of the cathedral’s bells tolled for the first time since April 2019, according to Alexandre Gougeon, who managed their installation. “Hearing the bells ring this morning was very moving,” Gougeon told CNN, adding that the project to install the bells had taken a year and a half. Three new bells were also presented to the public and installed in the cathedral on Thursday. A worker installs the clapper onto "Marcel," one of the eight bells of Notre-Dame's north belfry in September. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty ImagesIn 2019, the 850-year-old building was engulfed by a devastating blaze, which burned for several hours.

Persons: Alexandre Gougeon, ” Gougeon, Notre Dame, “, ” Tony Estanguet, ”, Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Marcel, Ed Jones, Hubert Hitier, Emmanuel Macron, Philippe Jost, ” Jost Organizations: CNN, Notre, Dame, Paris, Stade de France, Notre Dame, BFM, Getty, UNESCO, Heritage, RTL, “ Locations: Paris, Notre, French, “, AFP, Seine

☆ Paralympics closing ceremony: Games end with dazzling event at Stade de France in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —More than a month after the Olympic Games got underway in the pouring rain, it seemed fitting that the Paralympics came to a close in similar fashion at a wet closing ceremony in Paris. “Dear athletes,” Paris 2024 organizing chief Tony Estanguet said in his speech at the ceremony, “this has been incredible, undeniable, unforgettable, and it’s all thanks to you. “With every wow, every cry, every heart you sent racing, you changed how people see sport and how they see disability.”Delegations parade through the Stade de France during the closing ceremony. This is the sixth year in a row that China has topped the medal table, while Britain and the US were also second and third at the Tokyo Paralympics. Attention now turns to Los Angeles, which will host the next edition of the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028.

Persons: Jean, Michel Jarre, DJ Martin Solveig, ”, Tony Estanguet, Dimitar Dilkoff, Andrew Parsons, Parsons, “, Ellie Marks, Paul Schulte, Ali Stroker, Tony, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Stade de France, Getty, International Paralympic Committee, China, USA, Tokyo Paralympics, Olympics, Paralympic, Los Angeles Mayor Locations: Paris, AFP, Great Britain, China, Britain, Tokyo, Los Angeles

☆ Paris, Uncharacteristically Giddy, Bids Au Revoir to the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Catherine Porter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There were French firemen flipping like acrobats, a musician playing a piano that hung vertically in the air, and Olympic athletes overwhelming the stage and forming a mosh pit around the French electro-pop band Phoenix. The Paris Olympics ended much as they began, with a raucous spectacle before a joyous crowd, a generous supply of strobe lights, smoke and fireworks. And then the actor Tom Cruise rappelled off the stadium roof to collect the Olympic flag from the gymnast Simone Biles and carry it off on his motorcycle, à la “Top Gun” and “Mission: Impossible” to Los Angeles, where the next summer Olympics is set to take place in 2028. “Together, we have experienced the Games like nothing we have ever lived before,” said Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris Olympics organizing committee, adding that of all the records broken, among them was one for marriage proposals. “From one day to the next, time stood still and a whole country got goose bumps.”

Persons: Tom Cruise rappelled, Simone Biles, ”, Tony Estanguet Organizations: Olympic, Paris Olympics Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Here are 10 potential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The lighting of the Olympic cauldron is a spectacle steeped in both tradition and secrecy. With just one day until the opening ceremony, the identity of the individual who will light the cauldron remains unknown. The 25-year-old led France to 2018 World Cup triumph, becoming the second teenager in history (after Pelé) to score in a final, then led France to another World Cup final in 2022. He was the team’s leading scorer during its 1998 World Cup title run and later transitioned to coaching after retirement. AdvertisementTony ParkerTony Parker had his number retired before a French Olympic tuneup game earlier this month.

Persons: Tony Estanguet, —, Marie, José Pérec Marie, José Pérec, Loup Gautreau, Pérec, Estanguet, Zinedine Zidane, Ballon, Zidane, headbutting Italy’s Marco Materazzi, Kylian, Mbappé, Real Madrid Omar Sy, Sy, Lupin, Haakon, Chung Sun, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Thierry Henry Thierry Henry, Nicolas Tucat, Henry, Victor Wembanyama, Thomas Pesquet, Pesquest, Martin Fourcade Fourcade, Tony Parker Tony Parker, Maxime Gruss, Tony Parker, Star, Joel Embiid, Jean, Pierre Siutat, Athletic Embiid, Embiid, “, Weis, Naomi Osaka, Yuna Kim, Cordeiro de, Vladislav Tretiak, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Nash, Christian Petersen Organizations: Getty, Summer Games, headbutting, Real Madrid, Games, Globe, French, Arsenal, France, France’s U21, Space, Getty Images, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, FIBA, French Federation of Basketball, Athletic, Philadelphia 76ers, Blues, spurning Locations: Paris, France, AFP, Barcelona, Atlanta, Guadeloupe, Norway, South Korea, Pyeongchang, United States, French, Cameroon, spurning France, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro de Lima, Sochi, London, Vancouver

☆ Snoop Dogg the torchbearer: American rapper to carry Olympic torch in final stretch before opening ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Add Olympic torchbearer to Snoop Dogg’s crowded resume. The American rapper — a best-selling artist, active entrepreneur and constant face in all forms of entertainment — was selected to carry the Olympic torch through the streets of Saint-Denis in northern Paris on Friday ahead of the opening ceremony. 🥇 Paris 2024 Olympics ya digggg 👊🏿🔥 pic.twitter.com/OOIo2DRZSC — Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) July 23, 2024Saint-Denis is home to the Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre. Snoop Dogg will be joined by French celebrities, including actress Laetitia Casta and rapper MC Solaar, in the final stretch. It’s still unknown who will light the Olympic cauldron in the Tuileries Gardens at Friday’s opening ceremony.

Persons: Snoop, —, Denis, ord Organizations: aris, NBC Locations: Saint, Paris

☆ Why Tahiti will host part of the Paris Olympic Games and the controversy that comes with it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But one of the most stunning backdrops for the quadrennial competition won’t be in Paris – or France for that matter. The selection of Tahiti fulfills one of the pledges from Paris organizers, who promised to spread the Olympics throughout French territory. Tahiti became a French colony in 1880 and is now classified as an autonomous overseas country of the French Republic. Located roughly 9,700 miles and a 21-hour flight away from Paris, Teahupo’o will make for one of the far-flung host cities for an Olympic event in history. “Over the years corals (have) even covered the previous concrete tower base structure.”He added: “The new tower was never only for the Olympic Games.

Persons: Pont Alexandre III, Teahupo’o, ”, Tony Estanguet, ” Teahupo’o, “, Alexandra Dempsey, Khaled bin, “ You’re, that’s, –, Tim McKenna Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Games, Olympic Games, Oceans Foundation, International Surfing Association, Surfer Magazine Locations: Versailles, Paris –, France, Tahiti, Paris, French, French Republic, Polynesia, Teahupo’o

☆ Paris’ Seine River still dangerously contaminated for swimmers as Summer Olympics near
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There are 28 days until the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and tests from the historic Seine River show the water is still at dangerous contamination levels for E. coli, which is often linked to fecal bacteria. AdvertisementAlong with the triathlon events, marathon swimmers are scheduled to dive into the river for their events. The three triathlon events will span from July 30 to Aug. 5, while the marathon swimming races will be on Aug. 8 and 9. The latest findings marked the third consecutive week that samples from the river had unsafe levels of bacteria related to fecal matter. Both have said they plan on swimming in the river themselves to prove its cleanliness.

Persons: Paris, Tony Estanguet, Emmanuel Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Miguel Medina Organizations: Eau de, World Triathlon, CBS, Games, Paris Mayor, Getty Locations: Eau de Paris, Paris, AFP

☆ Gold, Silver and … Iron? Olympic Medals Will Have Piece of Eiffel Tower
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Athletes who win medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris won’t just win gold, silver or bronze. Their medals will also include a piece of iron — wrought-iron, to be exact, from the Eiffel Tower itself. Organizers of the Games said Thursday that each of the 5,084 medals created for the Paris events will be decorated on one side with a hexagon-shaped piece of iron recovered from the French capital’s iconic landmark. “This exceptional object had to meet another very strong symbol of our country and our capital,” Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, said at an event to unveil the medals’ design in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris where several Olympic events will be held. Mr. Estanguet said the iron used in the medals will be recycled fragments from the Eiffel Tower’s original 1889 construction that had been sitting unused in a warehouse after renovation work.

Persons: ” Tony Estanguet, Denis, Estanguet Organizations: Games, Eiffel Locations: Paris won’t, Paris, Saint

☆ Paris 2024 Olympic medals to feature iron from the Eiffel Tower
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The medals at this year’s Olympics in Paris were not only inspired by the Eiffel Tower — they each contain an original piece of the 19th-century landmark. The design was overseen by French jeweler Chaumet, whose parent company LVMH signed a major sponsorship deal with Paris 2024 last summer. The Paralympics medal, meanwhile, is decorated with a graphical representation of the Eiffel Tower, as if viewed from below. From right: Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee on the Eiffel Tower with French cyclist Marie Patouillet, fencer Sara Balzer and athlete Arnaud Assoumani holding Olympic and Paralympic Games medals. In a statement announcing the designs, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet said the decision represented a “coming together” of the two events.

Persons: Chaumet, LVMH, Benoit Tessier Benoit Tessier, Clémentine Massonnat, Schaller, ” Massonnat, Tony Estanguet, Marie Patouillet, Sara Balzer, Arnaud Assoumani, Benoit Tessier, ”, Massonnat, Mathieu Lehanneur’s, Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy Organizations: CNN, Eiffel, Paris, Nike, Paralympic Games, Chaumet’s, Paralympic, Reuters, Olympic, Olympics, Dior Locations: Paris, Athens, French

☆ Unprecedented level of security at Paris 2024 Olympics, says games president
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUnprecedented level of security at Paris 2024 Olympics, says games presidentTony Estanguet, president of Paris 2024, discusses public opinion of the upcoming Olympic games, and explains why security is a top priority for the organisers.

Persons: Tony Estanguet Organizations: Paris

☆ Sustainability is at the forefront of the 2024 Paris Olympics, says president
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSustainability is at the forefront of the 2024 Paris Olympics, says presidentTony Estanguet, president of the 2024 Paris Olympics, discusses the preparations that are underway for the city to host the event in six months' time.

Persons: Tony Estanguet

☆ 'No Plan B' for Paris Opening Ceremony After Knife Attack -Sports Minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - There is no "plan B" for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the French sports minister said on Monday, after a man armed with a knife and hammer killed a German tourist and left two people wounded near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday. "We have no plan B, we have a plan in which there are several sub-plans with a certain number of adjustment variables," Amelie Oudea-Castera told France Inter radio. The 26-year-old suspect, a French national arrested after the attack, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State in a video recorded beforehand, anti-terrorism Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said on Sunday. The attack occurred on the Quai de Grenelle - a spot also included in the plans for the opening ceremony. France has been on high alert since raising its security threshold in October, when a Chechen-origin man with a knife killed a teacher in a school in northern France.

Persons: Amelie Oudea, Castera, Jean, Francois Ricard, Pont, Tony Estanguet, Piotr Lipinski, Tassilo Hummel, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Reuters, Paris, France Inter, Islamic, Games Locations: Islamic State, Grenelle, France, Chechen, Israel

☆ 'No plan B' for Paris opening ceremony after knife attack - sports minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 4 (Reuters) - There is no "plan B" for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the French sports minister said on Monday, after a man armed with a knife and hammer killed a German tourist and left two people wounded near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday. "We have no plan B, we have a plan in which there are several sub-plans with a certain number of adjustment variables," Amelie Oudea-Castera told France Inter radio. The attack occurred on the Quai de Grenelle - a spot also included in the plans for the opening ceremony. Reporting by Piotr Lipinski and Tassilo Hummel Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Christian Hartmann, Amelie Oudea, Castera, Jean, Francois Ricard, Pont, Tony Estanguet, Piotr Lipinski, Tassilo Hummel, Bernadette Baum Organizations: IOC, Paris, REUTERS, France Inter, Islamic, Games, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Islamic State, Grenelle, Chechen, Israel

☆ Torch relay to start from Games hometown in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"We wanted it to kick off where the Paralympics were born," Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet told a press conference. The torch will then be carried by 24 British athletes and midway through the Channel Tunnel 24 French athletes will take over for the journey to Calais. Eleven other flames will then be lit in France and all will converge on Paris for the Aug. 28 Games opening ceremony. German-born Guttmann became a British citizen in 1945 and organised the first Stoke Mandeville Games for disabled war veterans three years later. All participants in what Guttmann called the "Paraplegic Games" were suffering from spinal cord injuries and competed in wheelchairs.

Persons: Denis, Mathieu Lehanneur, Pascal, Ludwig Guttmann, Tony Estanguet, Guttmann, Julien Pretot, Ken Ferris Organizations: Press, Paris, Rights, Stoke, Stoke Mandeville Games, Concorde, Thomson Locations: France, Stoke Mandeville, Britain, Paris, Calais, British

☆ Paris 2024: The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending. That leaves a dark cloud over the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Kharlan’s disqualification threw into sharp relief the political and organizational jeopardy that France and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing ahead of the Games. So far, no decision has been taken on Russian and Belarusian athletes’ participation at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony is already uniquely French in nature with the Games set to be centered around the Seine, the river running through the city. Organizers also say that the Paris Games “finance themselves,” claiming that 96% of the budget comes from private investment. Next year’s Olympic Games are set to start on July 26 and run until August 11.

Persons: Olga Kharlan, Anna Smirnova, Kharlan’s, Thomas Bach, Russia’s, Smirnova, Russian Anna Smirnova, Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, Tibor Illyes, ” Bach, “, ” Edwin Moses, Nawal El Moutawakel, CNN’s Amanda Davies, Jimmy Carter, ”, Moses, AP El, Emmanuel Macron, Geoffroy Van Der, Tony Estanguet, CNN’s Melissa Bell, “ It’s, Denis the, aren’t, Jimmy Gressier, Tullio M, Estanguet, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, ” Fraser, Fabrice Coffrini, Katie Ledecky, Ariarne Titmus, Summer McIntosh Organizations: CNN, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Belarusian Olympic, Olympic, US Olympic, USA, US State Department, United, AP, AP El Moutawakel, Games, Eastern Bloc, Getty, Paris, FIFA, Stade de France, UEFA, League, Stade de France –, de Police, BFMTV, RMC Sport, CNN Sport, Paris Games, Paralympic, Paralympic Games Locations: Paris, Ukrainian, France, Ukraine, Belarusian, Russia, Milan, Russian, Soviet, Afghanistan, Morocco, United States, Soviet Union, Los Angeles , California, –, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP, Saint, Puglia, Lausanne, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Seine

☆ Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch unveiled by designer Mathieu Lehanneur
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Smooth, sleek and chic is the look for the next Olympic torch. “For Paris 2024, and for the first time in its history, (the torch) plays on perfect symmetry, speaking to us more clearly about equality,” he said in a statement. As simple as a hyphen and as fluid as a flame.”Chair of the Paris 2024 organizing committee Tony Estanguet (left) and designer Mathieu Lehanneur (right) pose with the latter's Olympic and Paralympic Torch. This is part of the organizing committee’s strategy to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement. Mathieu Lehanneur holds aloft his design for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Torch.

Persons: Mathieu Lehanneur, ”, “, Tony Estanguet, ’, Lehanneur, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moët Hennessy Organizations: CNN, Games, Olympic, Paralympic Games, ”, Sydney Opera House, Museum of Modern Art, Pompidou Centre Paris, LVMH, Louis Locations: Paris, French, Russia, New York, Olympia, Greece, France

☆ Peace-themed torch unveiled for Paris 2024 Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Paris 2024 Olympics - Press conference to unveil the design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torch - Saint-Denis, France - July 25, 2023 Designer Mathieu Lehanneur speaks at a press conference during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic torch's design REUTERS/Pascal RossignolPARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch was unveiled on Tuesday, imitating the reflection of the Eiffel Tower on the ruffled surface of the Seine river and conveying a peaceful energy, its designer said. Creator Mathieu Lehanneur said the rounded torch was symmetrical from top to bottom and through 360 degrees, its soft curves representing peacefulness and its symmetry standing for equality between athletes. Lehanneur said he hoped the torch conveyed a visual representation of the sporting event Paris 2024 wants to deliver. "I wanted to move away from the torch appearing as an object of conquest," designer Mathieu Lehanneur told a news conference a year ahead of the Paris Games, adding that designing the torch proved infinitely more technical than he imagined at the outset. Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet called the torch "very, very beautiful."

Persons: Denis, Mathieu Lehanneur, Pascal Rossignol PARIS, Lehanneur, Michel, Tony Estanguet, Louise Dalmasso, Richard Lough, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Press, Paris, Eiffel, Paris Games, Games, Saint, Thomson Locations: France, peacefulness, Seine, Olympia, Marseille, Strasbourg, Paris

☆ Paris 2024 flame to be lit on April 16, relay to visit overseas territories
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"It's going to be spectacular and will showcase all our territories," Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet said at a ceremony at the French capital's Sorbonne university. Following a brief domestic relay in Greece the flame is then handed over to the host city. Paris organisers have said they will use a three-masted ship the 'Belem' to take it the port city of Marseille, where the sailing competitions of the Olympics will take place. Usually the flame, held in a safety lantern, is flown by plane to the Olympic Games host city. Paris 2024 organisers have been planning to install the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last month.

Persons: Stephanie Lecocq PARIS, Armel Le, Tony Estanguet, Laure, Florent Manaudou, Dimitri Pavade, Anne Hidalgo, Julien Pretot, Kirsten Donovan, Toby Davis Organizations: Sorbonne University , Paris, Michel, French, Sorbonne, National Assembly, Senate, Olympic Games, Eiffel, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Marseille, Paris, France, Olympia, Athens, Montpellier, Corsica, Bordeaux, Brest, Strasbourg, Reims, Ville, Greece, Belem, Phocaea

☆ Paris Olympic headquarters searched as part of corruption investigations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] The logo of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games is seen on the Pulse building, the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics organizing committee, as a police search is currently underway, in Saint-Denis near Paris, France, June 20, 2023. The national financial prosecutor's office (PNF) said the Paris 2024 headquarters were raided amid a preliminary investigation launched in 2017 into contracts made by the Summer Games' organising committee. "A search is currently under way at the headquarters of the Organising Committee," Paris 2024 said in a statement. "We are aware that there has been a search by police of the Paris 2024 headquarters today," an IOC spokesperson said. "We have been informed by Paris 2024 that they are cooperating fully with the authorities in this matter."

Persons: Denis, Stephanie Lecocq PARIS, Tony Estanguet, Dentsu, Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann, Alex Richardson, Alison Williams Organizations: Paralympics, REUTERS, Summer Games, Olympic, Paralympic, Corruption Agency, Paris, Dentsu, Tokyo, Tokyo Games, Thomson Locations: Saint, Paris, France, SOLIDEO, French, Saint Denis

☆ Potential Olympics sponsorship deal tests LVMH heir Antoine Arnault
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Mimosa Spencer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Discussions on the Olympics deal, being negotiated by Antoine, revolve around promotions focused on LVMH as a group, its two biggest fashion labels - the Louis Vuitton and Dior brands - as well as champagne. However, the behind-the-scenes role of the oldest of Arnault’s four sons, Antoine, hasn't been widely known. Although Antoine Arnault's work shepherding LVMH's sponsorship of the Olympic Games is taking place behind closed doors, the outcome would be highly public. Steve Martin, global CEO of M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, said that while LVMH is already associated with France, a formal sponsorship of the Olympics would help to further differentiate LVMH from luxury rivals. “If we get involved it would be to help out,” LVMH fashion group CEO Sidney Toledano told Reuters.

Persons: Antoine Arnault's, Antoine Arnault, Bernard Arnault's, Bernard Arnault’s, Delphine Arnault, Dior, Antoine, Louis Vuitton, Bernard Arnault, hasn't, Tony Estanguet, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, ”, Steve Martin, LVMH, Martin, Sidney Toledano, –, we’re, Toledano, Mimosa Spencer, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Deal, Dior, FIFA, Olympic, Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, Olympic Games, Reuters, Thomson Locations: PARIS, LVMH, Paris, France, Qatar, Atlanta, London

Olympic games, titanic pricesFlavien Lallemand had barely made it on the Paris 2024 ticketing site, before deciding it wasn’t worth it. The Olympics, last hosted in Tokyo, Japan, is the world's largest sporting event and the French government claims the 2024 Games will be the most inclusive yet. It’s an embarrassing distraction for the games organizers, who have trumpeted the events accessibility credentials. “Paris 2024 will be the first Games to focus on solidarity and inclusivity,” boasts their official site. Unlike past Games, Paris 2024 set up a “games pack” purchase system.

Persons: isn’t, Lallemand, it’s, we’ll, ”, Alex Pantling, “, Debauve, Jimmy Gressier, Steph Chambers, Tony Estanguet, Estanguet, ” Estanguet, Emmanuel Macron, Stephane Lenoir, Bertrand Guay, Lenoir, Nicolas Merille, ” Merille Organizations: Paris CNN, CNN, Olympic, Facebook, BFMTV, RMC Sport, Organizers, Paralympic Games, Paris, Games, London, Getty, APF, “ Wheelchair Locations: Paris, Tokyo, Japan, “ Paris, ”, ” Paris, London, France, AFP

☆ Paris 2024 unveils triathlon course
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 27 (Reuters) - The 2024 Olympic triathlon courses will start and finish on the Pont Alexandre III bridge in the centre of Paris, Games organisers announced as they unveiled the routes on Thursday. Organisers said the Para triathlon events will use the same course with some exceptions a month later. "Particular care has been taken to create the triathlon and Para triathlon courses, which will be equally spectacular, in the heart of the city and next to some of the most beautiful Parisian monuments," said Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet in a statement. "The Paris 2024 edition of the triathlon and Para triathlon will ultimately contribute to leaving a legacy for the region and the people of Paris." The individual triathlon events will occur July 30-31 at 8am local time, while the mixed relay event will be held on Aug. 5.

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