PARIS TO HOST OLYMPIC AN PARALYMPICS GAMES IN 2024 AFTER A CENTURY

USPA NEWS - "A century after hosting the summer Olympics, Paris has just been elected host city of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This victory rewards a voluntary and determined collective work. The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs has been mobilizing to promote and accompany for more than two years the organizing committee of the Paris candidacy, which I thank for its efforts and I congratulate it on this great success." According to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

THE FRENCH TEAM SMILES AND ENJOYS THE VICTORY OF HOSTING THE OLYMPICS IN PARIS 2024 The smile of the French delegation and the Eiffel Tower symbolized by this gesture of the hands. They adopt that motto gesture, thof the close-knit fingers which designate PARIS in the language of signs.--------------------------------------------------------------- Before the Olympic vote the French team was feeling very confident, although it is never won, until the last announcement is made. "It is a certainty, Paris will be Olympic city, and I think it was a great moment, we were all very moved," said Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris. In the match between Paris and Los Angeles, President Emmanuel Macron came in person.

THE FRENCH DIPLOMACY INSCRIBED PARIS2024 IN ITS DIALOGUE WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS The whole of the French diplomatic network inscribed Paris 2024 candidacy in its dialogue with the foreign partners of France and participated in its promotion, in compliance with the rules of good conduct of the code of ethics enacted by the International Olympic Committee . Numerous events (sporting, cultural, gastronomy, French art of living, etc.) have been organized by the services of embassies, consulates general, French alliances and French lycées. These events illustrated the values “‹“‹of sport and Olympism, such as respect and friendship and also highlighted the attractiveness, innovation and know-how of France, a land of welcome for large sporting events, as well as the French language, one of the two official languages “‹“‹of the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic Games will have an economic impact estimated at € 10.7 billion over the period 2017-2034, according to a study by the Center for Sports Law and Economics. The effects on tourism are estimated at 3.5 billion euros, not counting the long-term benefits to the tourist attractiveness of our country, thanks to the planned new transport infrastructure and the media visibility of such an event. They will also testify to the dynamism and the ability to innovate French companies. The diplomatic network remains mobilized to explain and document this project to all our partners in order to take full advantage of the economic and tourist plans without waiting. Source : French Ministry of Foreign Affairs