2023-10-24 17:47:38
For several years, applications for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have become rarer. Latest example: the organization of the 2030 Winter Games. The Spanish Pyrenees and the city of Vancouver in Canada have thrown in the towel. In a forum, a French collective is alarmed: “If the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions have formalized their candidacy (…), it is because the others refused.” How can these global events adapt to the dual economic and ecological emergency? What is the point of organizing the Olympics today?
With :
– Armand de Rendingerinternational consultant for sport and the Olympics, author of the book “The 2024 Olympic bet, chance or curse”, Vigot editions
– Eric Monnin, historian and sociologist of French sport, vice-president of the Université Franche-Comté, director of the Center for University Olympic Studies and Research (CEROU). Author of the book From Chamonix to Beijing, a century of Olympism in winter, Désiris editions
– Kevin Bernardieditor of the Sport & Society site, specialist in Olympic issues.
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