This morning, the sun rises over a transfigured Paris. The Eiffel Tower, adorned with the Olympic rings, stands proudly as a beacon of hope in a country which tends to doubt, tear itself apart, and become radicalized. What if, beyond the sporting spectacle, these Games were an opportunity to remember what unites us?
At 7:30 p.m., when the Seine becomes the stage for an unprecedented opening ceremony, it is not only the capital that will shine in the eyes of the world but the very essence of our creativity. This river parade, the fruit of the imagination of our artists and the prowess of our technicians, will be a shining testimony to what France is capable of when it mobilizes its talents.
In this moment of grace, the divisions, the worries of everyday life, the uncertainties about the future of our government will suddenly seem very distant. This is the magic of the Games: their power to raise us above our differences, to remind us that we all belong to this nation which, for centuries, has shone through its culture, its spirit and its audacity.
Over the next two weeks, each medal won, each record broken, each moment of emotion shared will be a stone added to our collective pride and will remind us that great victories are built together. May this momentum continue once the Olympic flame is extinguished. May he invite us to approach our future with the same state of mind, the same ambition.
With the whole planet watching, let’s seize this opportunity. Let us prove that France remains capable of transcending itself. The Games are dawning in Paris and, with them, the hope that a new bright page in our history will be written.
From the 6th minute, the Blues found the fault against Colombia for their entry into the running in the Games. On a long ball from Wendie Renard on the right side, the Colombian Linda Caicedo deflected the ball with her head and put it perfectly into the path of Marie-Antoinette Katoto. In the area, the French striker came to finish from close range to open the scoring (1-0, 6th).
In the 18th minute, France made the break. At the entrance to the area, Kenza Dali takes a shot from the right, slightly deflected by a Colombian, who deceives goalkeeper Katherine Tapia with the help of the bar (2-0, 18th).
Israel warned France this Thursday July 25 against potential threats of “terrorist attacks” against its athletes and tourists by groups supported by Iran during the Paris Olympic Games. “Some seek to harm the festivities of this joyful event,” wrote Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, in a letter dated Thursday, a copy of which was released to the media.
France has put in place an extensive security system to guarantee the safety of the Summer Olympic Games, from July 26 to August 11. All Israeli athletes attending the 2024 Olympics, which officially begin on Friday, will benefit from 24-hour personal security provided by elite French police, both inside the Olympic Village and whenever they will leave the complex located in the north of Paris.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday rejected the Palestinian demand to bar Israel from the Paris Games due to the war in Gaza. The Palestinian Olympic Committee called for Israel's ban in a letter to the IOC, saying bombings in the besieged Gaza Strip were a violation of the Olympic truce.
French security services monitored and detained a Russian chef, accusing him of organizing “wide-scale acts of destabilization” during the Olympic Games in Paris. The 40-year-old suspect has lived in France for 14 years and was arrested in his apartment on Rive Droite. If he is found guilty, he faces a sentence of 30 years in prison.
The Minister Delegate in charge of Transport said he was “shocked” on Wednesday by the strike notice from a minority union of Paris airport staff on the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, calling on him to “rediscover his reason.”
