Published on 09/09/2024 21:29
Video length: 5 min
Tony Estanguet on the France 2 news. (France TV)
The head of Paris 2024 spoke about the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the set of the 8pm news on France 2 on Monday.
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games now closed, what does the future hold for Tony Estanguet? This is one of the questions that will come flooding in for the head of the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cojop), who will end ten years dedicated to preparing for this event at the end of 2024. “It was an exceptional adventure. I also want to turn this page, to recharge my batteries and perhaps find new challenges, because there will be great things to do.”he began during his interview on France 2’s “20 Heures”.
Asked about the possible political future that some predict for him, the triple Olympic canoe champion did not confirm anything, and even seems to be distancing himself from it. “The good thing is that I still have a mission! I want to see it through to the end, there are still a certain number of challenges to overcome to complete Paris 2024”he explains.
The International Olympic Committee? The world of sport or business? Tony Estanguet sees himself outside the traditional political arcana to pursue his action. “I feel that there are other ways to serve one’s country. I feel that I am perhaps more useful and effective in other environments than politics. That my action, my effectiveness, lies elsewhere.”he believes.
He also returned to these Games, praised by international critics on Monday morning. “France woke up a little differently this morning. We were hit hard by the Paralympic Games. It did us good to see that thanks to these exceptional athletes, this difference is useful to society, to help us all live better together. It’s the most beautiful legacy.”continued the boss of Cojop.
2024 Paralympic Games: a memorable edition 2024 Paralympic Games: a memorable edition (France 2)
Next Olympic meeting for him, who will continue his Paris 2024 mission “until the end of the year” : the big parade of all French athletes on the Champs-Elysées, Saturday September 14.
