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TONY ESTANGUET >M07
Président du comité d'organisation
des Jeux de Paris 2024
L'INVITÉ
President of the Paris 2024 Organising
Committee for the Olympic
and Paralympic Games
solutions pour s'adapter au contexte sanitaire, avec la mise
en place de tests, un système de bulles, et plus ou moins de
public. Tout a été pensé pour que ces Jeux puissent se
dérouler avec un très haut niveau de sécurité sanitaire. Par
ailleurs, de nombreuses mesures de simplification ont été
mises en place, dont nous pourrons nous inspirer.
RM : Les Jeux de Paris 2024 seront-ils différents de
ceux de Rio, Londres ou Pékin en matière
d'organisation ?
T. Estanguet : Nous avons tenté de nous affranchir de ce
qui avait pu se faire par le passé pour construire un modèle
en phase avec notre temps. Nous souhaitons des Jeux
spectaculaires, engagés en matière d'environnement et de
mixité, et participatifs avec, pour la première fois dans
l'histoire des Jeux, des épreuves ouvertes au grand public,
comme le marathon, en marge des épreuves officielles.
C'est très important pour nous que toute la population
RM: Are the Paris 2024 Olympics any different from the
Rio, London, or Beijing Games in terms of
organisation?
T. Estanguet: We have tried to move away from what was
done in the past, to develop a model that's truly of our time.
We want to host spectacular Games that are committed to
the environment and diversity, Games that are open to all
with, for the first time in Olympic history, events that are
open to the public (like the Marathon) on the fringe of the
official events. For us, it's very important that everyone in
France can take part in the Games, that everyone can get
the full Olympic and Paralympic experience. These Games
also provide us with an opportunity to enlist the full
spectrum of stakeholders who can help make sport a tool
for wide-ranging social impact, to promote the role that
sport can play in all of the big challenges facing our society
today, be that education, health, diversity, or inclusion.
RM: How will these games make a spectacular
impression?
T. Estanguet: We are blessed with outstanding heritage in
France, which we have chosen to showcase by selecting
iconic locations for the Olympic competitions, with events
taking place at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, at the Grand
Palais, Les Invalides, Place de la Concorde, and the gardens
of the Palace of Versailles. We are currently looking at the
concept for the opening and closing ceremonies, which
are the two highlights of the games for TV viewers all over
the world. The idea is to find an alternative to the
traditional model in a stadium, to place the ceremonies in
the heart of the city, and especially on the banks of the
Seine, where we can accommodate a lot of people. We
want to offer a unique experience to the 4bn TV viewers
around the world, while also advertising Paris' outstanding
architectural heritage. Our challenge is to push boundaries
while remaining within a sustainable, responsible model.
RM: Where are you in terms of ramping up the
organisation?
T. Estanguet: Today, we are at the very start of the
adventure. Barely 10% of the teams have been formed, and
it will be a gradual process until the start of 2024. It's only in
the last six months before the Games that we will reach
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