Games stars in Dijon?
What is this label that will benefit the Côte-d’Or? “The first objective”answers Tony Estanguet, “is how we do more sport in this country. The statistics are not good in terms of public health, we think that sport can make a contribution to these challenges of society. So the label Terre de jeux 2024, it is a territory that is committed to offering more sport in everyday life, and then we can become a land of welcome for foreign delegations if we have accommodation capacity and a catering offer that allows ‘welcoming these few foreign countries that will come before the Games can become a center for the preparation of the Games. “
“The challenge is to associate regions that believe in sport, and it is true that the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is a dynamic sports region.” – Tony Estanguet, President of the Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
High-level infrastructure
In this case, the president of Paris 2024 recognizes in Dijon, and more generally in the region, a real attraction for sport in general. “The challenge is to associate regions that believe in sport, and it is true that the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is a sporting, dynamic region. Many athletes come from this region, climatic assets, land of sport, proximity to the Paris region, and we are also looking for where the foreign delegations will be able to prepare the games before the competition, there is very good infrastructure, I will be at Creps this afternoon (Center for sports resources, expertise and performance, editor’s note), the objective is to see how we do not focus exclusively on high-level practice, but also to ensure that all French people can take advantage of the dynamics, and have better access to the practice of sport.
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