“There is … a political problem, a political situation,” said David Lappartient, the French Olympic Committee president who also is an IOC member. “The president of the Republic himself, he has a lot of power, but not ...
PARIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- French president-elect Emmanuel Macron showed his absolute support for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid in a talk with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, Paris bid said in a communique on Friday. In a phone talk with Bach on ...
Han also met with President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach. Han told Bach that in the current international situation, it is all the more important to carry forward the Olympic spirit, and that China has always supported the development of the International Olympic Moveme...
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PARIS (AP) — Former Olympic judo champion David Douillet will run for the French Olympic committee presidency later this year. Douillet, a gold medalist at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and a four-time world champion, told L'Equipe newspaper that he will c
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his commitment to the IOC members prior to the vote. "I reaffirm to you here this morning the full commitment of the French State to organizing these Games. Paris 2024 will be a success, and the same will be true for the Olympic and Paralympic Wint...
“high quality” bids. The report says the advantages of a bid from Nice are undeniable especially “in its centre ice”. However, the committee considers that the bid is risky. It points to the distance and inadequate transportation between a proposed Olympic Village and...
In April, French President Emmanuel Macron said the opening ceremony could be moved instead to the country's national stadium if the security threat is deemed too high. Macron said France's law enforcement forces will be mobilized at an exceptional level for the security of the open-air event...
CEO of Paris airports Group ADP Augustin de Romanet, French President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee Tony Estanguet and France's Minister for Sports and Olympics Amelie Oudea-Castera pose near Phryge mascots and in front of the Olympic rings on Terminal 1 at Ro...
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his commitment to the IOC members prior to the vote. "I reaffirm to you here this morning the full commitment of the French State to organizing these Games. Paris 2024 will be a success, and the same will be true for the Olympic and Paralympic Wint...