Tony Estanguet's mandate ends on December 31. And before embarking on a new project, the current president of the Olympic organizing committee intends to “unplug” to spend Christmas with his family. But the 46-year-old triple Olympic champion does not intend to stop there…
Take a well-deserved rest. While the financial results of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are in the green, with a budget surplus of nearly 27 million euros thanks in particular to ticketing revenues, Tony Estanguet is preparing to hang up his call. The term of office of the president of the organizing committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games comes to an end at the end of the year.
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So for the one who propelled these Olympics towards popular and financial success, it’s time to breathe. “I'm unplugging, I'm spending Christmas with my family,” he says on Europe 1. “I've learned so much, I'm no longer the same man as before, I thought I had experienced everything as a athlete and ultimately I experienced the most beautiful adventure of my life.”
A successor yet to be found
The 46-year-old leader has no intention of stopping there. Moreover, the president of the CNOSF, David Lappartient, is certain that he has a bright future ahead of him. “Tony Estanguet can do everything, he was the embodiment of the Olympics, he’s the one we needed.”
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The fact remains that a successor must now be found. But in a canoe as at the head of the organizing committee for the Olympic Games, the three-time Olympic champion has set the bar very high. So much so that for the moment no name has been announced, despite the insistent candidacy of a certain… Martin Fourcade.
