If you’re in France, you may have already spotted some of the official and unofficial merch for the #Olympics on the streets. Only a fraction of such goods are made by the host country. Even on the Paris 2024 website, most accessories hail from Asia and Eastern Europe. For more on Chinese exports to France ahead of the sporting event, FRANCE 24’s Yena Lee and Jasmine Ling visited China’s biggest wholesale market. #China#Paris2024#MadeInChina
In this week's show we take a deep dive into the #Seine, to find out how #Paris 's river is preparing for the 2024 #Olympics. We see how authorities are racing against time to boost security, curb pollution and keep visitors entertained. With just a few weeks to go before the opening ceremony, one question remains: will the Seine actually be swimmable? #environment#water
Monday May 20 marks 100 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, where 4,400 athletes from all over the world will be taking part. It also marks the start of a new advertising campaign released by the Olympic committee in a bid to to boost slow sales. Vedika Bahl reports. #Olympics#Paralympics#Paris #Disabilities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm7zbspN_KE
Athletics and Other Games, or You Are What You Wear.
Irish National Opera's staging of Vivaldi's L'Olimpiade transfers to London's Linbury ahead of this summer's games,. Some beautiful music, gloriously sung.
As the Olympic torch lands in Marseille, we ask whether Paris and its suburbs will benefit from the Olympics investments in infrastructure and be able to overcome the 'white elephant' syndrome. Mark Owen speaks to Sylvain Bersinger, chief economist of Asterès, a consulting group that gives advice to businesses in the public sector. #Olympics#Paris#France