Olympic Games 2024: Paris held? – Independence

2024-07-21 18:54:58

Edited by Alexandra Schwartzbrod

In the context of exceptional political news, the Paris Olympics are at their best. We bet that the group promotes the values ​​of a country that no one knows where it is, or where it is going.

Even in Paris it is still difficult to realize that the start of the Olympic Games is only a matter of days away. The political news is such that it breaks everything, giving an unrealistic side to this great international sports festival that is called to be supervised by a shadow government. The special character of the opening evening organized on the Seine, the security problems which have been the subject of much discussion since the announcement was made, were almost destroyed by the exceptional nature of the dissolution of the Assembly and rounds and turns. drink. As if the legacy of ancient Greece, suddenly, is not so much seen in the stadiums as it is in the airports and the avenues of the Elysée where disasters happen every second today.

Promoting good behavior

As for the inhabitants of Ile-de-France, they are divided into three groups: those who have decided to escape from a capital with heart and arteries, those who have no other choice but to zigzag between the prohibitions, and others who are happy. A pleasure to wander through the ripoliné and the semi-desert city, a lot of fun for those who agree to leave the car to cross the Seine.

Vacation companies and businessmen, for the time being, are looking sad: the Parisians are gone, the tourists and the fans of sports competitions have not arrived. These days, France is giving such a picture of chaos abroad that some fear last-minute cancellations. But we bet that the party, and especially the desire to party, will end up taking precedence over the ambient gloom and doom. Basically, if they take place without a big event, these Olympic Games are at the best time to boost the morale of a country that does not know where it is, or where it is going. It may be time for our political class to take inspiration from the actual words of the International Olympic Committee to define an Olympics that “want to be the creator of a life based on joy in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal principles”.