On the eve of the parade of athletes organized in Paris in the wake of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Emmanuel Macron announced, in an interview given on Friday September 13 to Parisianhis wish to establish, like the Fête de la Musique, a national sports festival every year on September 14.
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“We must come together around a popular sports festival, which takes place in the streets, in schools, in dedicated sports complexes. In our towns, our villages, our neighborhoods.”he announced to the daily. I want the French everywhere to take up their sport through demonstrations and competitions, with young and old alike. This will allow us to restart, for the start of the school year, the practice of sport on a daily basis.”he explains.
The head of state also gave his support to the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, who was criticised for announcing that the Olympic rings would remain on the Eiffel Tower. “It was good not to take them off right away, she was right”he believes, also pleading for the maintenance of the Olympic cauldron. “My wish is that we can keep it as long as possible, taking into account the technical elements. All this is being studied with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo.”specifies Emmanuel Macron.
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