It would be unthinkable to ignore the current global geopolitical situation while organizing the final details of the 2024 Paris Olympics. France has already suffered the wounds of violent and devastating acts, which will remain indelible in the history of the country and Europe.
Macron says he is ready to implement different alternative scenarios, which are currently being prepared in parallel. The French president spoke about it during an interview on Bfmtv And Rmc Sports. Words that have aroused some controversy and generated a question: what is the Olympic truce you intend to obtain?
Paris 2024, terrorism risk
The mayor of Paris did not appreciate President Macron’s words, Anne Hidalgo. In relation to the opening ceremony of the Olympics you only know plan A, you explained to the press. For a long time Macron denied the possibility of implementing an alternative program but on April 15th she decided to speak out.
The escalation of tensions in the Middle East has pushed him to announce a plan B and even a plan C. This could materialize in a 2024 Olympics ceremony limited at the Stade de France or to Trocadero. Goodbye to the Seine, therefore, even if it is not yet official: “We will carry out a real-time analysis”.
A security perimeter will be established days in advance, based on information obtained through intelligence resources. Responding to a listener live, she was keen to underline how the inaugural ceremony will thus be armored and controlled to be the safest area in all of Paris.
What is the Olympic truce
President Macron also stated that he wanted to work on a “Olympic truce” for Paris 2024. The Olympics will be held from July 26th to August 11th and, he believes, sport could once again be a vehicle for peace, however temporary.
The concept itself takes us back in time to ancient Greece, as does the entire institution of the Olympics. During major organized sporting events there was a ceasefire, which put a forced stop to all clashes. This concerned countries but also individual citizens. In fact, no one could be harassed.
A protective bubble around Paris, therefore, with Macron who asked the help of Chinese President Xi Jinping on this front. Further details in this regard will be revealed in two weeks. The Asian leader is in fact expected in France at the beginning of May.
Looking back, the “Christmas truce”, which in 1914 saw German and British soldiers impose a ceasefire in the trenches. In the heart of the First World War, they showed themselves first and foremost human, even organizing a football match in what was known as “no man’s land”.
Sport as a tool for peace, however temporary. Sport as a mirror to remind us that we all belong to the same species and driven by the same passions. It is also necessary to mention the 2018 Winter Olympics. On that occasion, the delegations of North and South Korea agreed to present themselves at the ceremony under a single flag, depicting the entire peninsula.
Macron did not explain how “his” Olympic truce would materialize. Certainly President Xi Jinping’s intervention could have a notable and evident impact on the balance of power conflict between Russia and Ukraine. At present, however, after the drones over Israel, the attack in Moscow and the wait Netanyahu’s response to Iranthe greatest risks come from another part of the world.
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