2024-08-03 09:18:12
“Seeing is believing”. It has not yet had the word Saint Thomas as useful as for France in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games known for their reputation as fame and pride, they fell before the games into a political crisis created by the dissolution of the Parliament by France. President Emmanuel Macron, and they really need to “see it to believe it” before the Olympics are fully hosted at home. Full of fanzones and stadiums, France finally surrenders to the euphoria of Paris 2024.
Report from RFI It takes about an hour to get into the Champions League on Thursday (1st), a kind of Paris 2024 mega fanzone installed with big screens, walkways, stands and food and drinks at the Trocadéro, right in front of the Eiffel Tower.
The success of the event reflects the recent – and brilliant – participation of France in the Olympic games, which has marked the history of high-level competitions due to the athletes’ performances, but also due to the controversies, as demonstrated by the biomedical researcher Nicolas , a passionate Club France fan, the fanzone is in La Villette park, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.
“It’s a great vibe, isn’t it? Really, it’s amazing. Everyone is really happy. And we’re all here rooting for France, so it’s great. Yes, it’s true, we were complaining a little bit before that the Olympics. But actually, since the opening, the opening ceremony changed everyone’s mentality a little We have changed and I think that everyone has the right state of mind to enjoy the festivities”, he believes.
French fan Nicolas in the Club France fanzone in La Villette, Paris, on August 1, 2024. RFI / Marcia Bechara
Nicolas’ thoughts were shared by the student Lucien, who together with his friends formed a lively group of fans on the lawns of the Trocadero, in the newly named Parque dos Champions. “The explosion here that is in fact, it shows the diversity of the French population today. And, whether the fascists like it or not, the occasion is great,” he pointed out.
“As for the debate at the opening of the Olympics, I will say the words of Piche, the Drag Queen that we saw during the ceremony. If the ceremony does not make people talk, it will not be an image. So I am Fig. thought the opening was a real success,” he said.
Helpers Paul and his wife are with their families © Márcia Bechara
Nurse Florence, who had a picnic with her colleagues at the famous spot in front of the Eiffel Tower, was also excited about the party. “Well, it’s a beautiful party, everyone is very happy, everyone has been very patient. And it’s magnificent,” she celebrated. The French woman believes that the famous bad mood of Parisians has been overcome by the success of the event.
“Yes, we said it would not work, but this is a bit of a French thing, we like to complain and we are never happy. And in the end, we know that, until now, everything is going well. But there are a lot of Parisians who have already left, and many foreigners, and those who have what makes this party good, because all the people who stay in Paris are here and it is full of Olympic “, he said.
Club France © Márcia Bechara
And if foreigners are an important part of Paris 2024, their opinion could not be more certain about this celebration, as explained by the young Mexican businesswoman Lucy, who was at the Parc des Champions with her husband Emilio. “We love it. Actually, oh, my God, the organization is good, it’s really good, we’re surprised and everything’s going well, so we love it. Everything’s really surprising us, well, we love basketball, so I think it’s a competition that we try to look forward to, every campaign, food, everything is good, really good”, he said, directly from the top of the Parque dos Champions.
The fans © Márcia Bechara
The same opinion was shared by the British marketing expert Christopher, who spoke RFI with her little daughter, a two-month-old baby on her lap, in the sweltering heat of a Parisian summer. “It’s a little hot and humid today, but it’s really good and it’s good to see the athletes too. The baby, it’s good. It’s a little hot, but we have some space here. So it’s good. He’s doing a workout. small,” he explained.
In front of the impressive stands, streets and screens of the system set up in front of the Eiffel Tower, special showers are made for Parisians and tourists to face the heat. In the fanzone, the way is to hydrate and run to find a good place in the crowd.
The fans © Márcia Bechara
Among the fans in Club France, in La Villette, engineer Paul watched on the big screen the competition of swimmer Florent Manadou, French swimming star, to the cries of French fans: “Forent, Florent, Florent!!”.
“We arrived an hour ago. They [os dois filhos, de 3 e 5 anos] They arrived two hours ago with their mother. And we love it. We support France. Through France! The French are deeply angry, that’s how it is, but in the end everything works and it’s good, and there are no incidents, so that’s it, you celebrate.” Asked if there was a favorite French athlete, Mathieu, age 5, did not hesitate, he took the microphone to RFI and shouted: “Léon Marchand!”, referring to the young French prodigy. But the youngest has another favorite: “Foot! Foot!”, said the youngest, who wanted to show his previous passion for football.
Cool it off © Márcia Bechara
It now remains to be seen whether the incredible support and enthusiastic French will be enough to restore the medal tally, which continues to grow, with the new euphoria of the French fans.
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