Tony Estanguet had a unique experience by taking charge of the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In the issue of 50′ Inside this Saturday, November 30, He spoke about how he experienced the end of the Games.
Tony Estanguet played a central role in the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as president of the Organizing Committee. In this capacity, he oversaw the coordination of all stakeholders, ensuring that the event was a success both sportingly and organizationally. Under his leadership, the committee worked to make Games more accessible and inclusivewhile emphasizing sustainability and innovation. The three-time Olympic canoe slalom champion was also the public face of the Games, representing the event to the media, partners and the general public, and playing a key role in promoting and managing international relations related to the Games.
These Games were a great success with more than 9.5 million tickets sold, setting a sales record for this event. At the sporting level, 64 medals were won by France, including 16 in gold, 26 in silver and 22 in bronze, placing the country at the 5th position in the medal ranking.
Tony Estanguet: “I continue to need to recharge my batteries”
Several months have passed since the end of this great sports festival. After devoting ten years of his life to the organization of the Paris 2024 Games, Tony Estanguet spoke in 50′ Inside on the “comedown” after the end of this competition: “There was a very strong emotional liftbut no nostalgia either. Today, I am rather very happy to have experienced it, to have contributed to it.” An extraordinary adventure but which still left some traces of fatigue: “And now to recover because I have pulled on the rope a bit and I realize that even if I spent nights sleeping 12 hours, which had not happened in recent years, I continue to need to recharge my batteries, to find my loved onesto exercise again and to prepare myself to a next challenge. I'm going to need to get that adrenaline back.” Tony Estanguet has never hidden it, he is a man of challenge!
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