PARIS: The budget for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris currently remains unchanged despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the ...
Share this contentPARIS: The budget for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris currently remains unchanged despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the organising committee.
But Estanguet added:"There are things we don't want to touch, it's in the DNA of Paris 2024: a spectacle, a very strong collective emotion, the most beautiful unifying event that our country is capable of organising."Then there is the question of legacy. How this project is useful, how it makes it possible to revive the French economy because a few billion euros will be reinvested, jobs generated, how will we do so that the markets will benefit businesses...
"Our objective will be to find solutions to deal with unforeseen events, with complexities which will generate additional costs. He admitted that sponsors will likely be affected because of the"unprecedented crisis" COVID-19 has thrown up."Needless to say, it disrupts our calendar because in the coming months, you have to think that French companies will first think of their own recovery rather than investing in sponsorship.Estanguet also dismissed the idea of rehashing the Olympic model to reduce events and the number of athletes attending.
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