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The Inquiry: Is Paris ready for the 2024 Olympics?

Is Paris ready for the 2024 Olympics?

07/12/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Is Paris ready for the 2024 Olympics?

Are Paris’s Olympic preparations on track for the Games next Summer?

Can Paris complete it’s ‘to do list’, in time to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year?

In less than a year, France will play host to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The opening ceremony will be played out along the River Seine in the nation’s capital city Paris. The Seine is also set to be the scene of the open-water swimming events and work is now being done to make sure the polluted waterway will be clean and safe enough for the Olympic participants. 

To accommodate the expected influx of visitors to the Games, new transport links are been built. Whilst its already been acknowledged that some of the network is planned to link up a number of Olympic sites, it won’t be ready in time for the Games. There are plans to provide extra river boats and cycle lanes.

In addition to all this is the question of whether the French themselves are in the mood to celebrate the Games. This summer saw waves of social and political unrest in the country, but traditional sporting events like the Rugby World Cup have played a role in bringing the country together.

This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Is Paris Ready for the 2024 Olympics?’ 


Contributors: 
Jean-Marie Mouchel, Professor of Hydrology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France 
Florence Villeminot, Journalist and Presenter,  France 24, Paris, France
Bill Hanway, Global Sports Leader, AECOM, Dallas, Texas, USA
Rainbow Murray, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London


Presenter:  Tanya Beckett
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Matt Toulson 
Technical Producer: Kelly Young 
Production Co-ordinator: Jordan King
Editor Tara McDermott


Photo:  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 16, 2017.  Credit: Reuters

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