04:47Paris will fly the 'biggest flag ever' from the Eiffel Tower on Sunday as the city takes over from Tokyo as the next Olympic Games host, the president of the Paris 2024 committee said during a press conference in Tokyo on Friday.
"On Sunday we will raise a flag on top of the world's most famous landmark. It will be the biggest flag ever flown, but most of all, it will be a symbol, a symbol of our ambition to respect and re-imagine the core traditions of the heart of the games, and a symbol of our sustainable commitment, since today we can reveal that the flag will be recycled into clothing to all French people," Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee said.
The panel presenting the organisers' vision for Paris 2024 was led by Estanguet and Anne Hidalgo, the French capital mayor.
Estanguet emphasised that according to their plan, competitions would be taken outside of traditional arenas and "to the heart of the city", to be held "in front of the most famous Parisian landmarks".
The organisers have also expressed an intention to halve the carbon footprint of the event, with 95 percent of the venues would be either already existing ones or temporary facilities.
Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she "can't wait" to bring the Olympic flag to Paris, a hundred years after the city first hosted the Olympic Games in 1924.
Hidalgo has expressed hope at the Paris 2024 Olympics being the "first large post-COVID summer event", involving participation from both athletes and members of the public.
The Mayor of the French capital is expected to take over the Olympic flag from Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as part of a traditional handover held during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, taking place on Sunday, August 8
Tokyo: Eiffel Tower to fly 'biggest flag ever' during Olympics handover - organisers unveil Paris 2024 plans
Paris will fly the 'biggest flag ever' from the Eiffel Tower on Sunday as the city takes over from Tokyo as the next Olympic Games host, the president of the Paris 2024 committee said during a press conference in Tokyo on Friday.
"On Sunday we will raise a flag on top of the world's most famous landmark. It will be the biggest flag ever flown, but most of all, it will be a symbol, a symbol of our ambition to respect and re-imagine the core traditions of the heart of the games, and a symbol of our sustainable commitment, since today we can reveal that the flag will be recycled into clothing to all French people," Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee said.
The panel presenting the organisers' vision for Paris 2024 was led by Estanguet and Anne Hidalgo, the French capital mayor.
Estanguet emphasised that according to their plan, competitions would be taken outside of traditional arenas and "to the heart of the city", to be held "in front of the most famous Parisian landmarks".
The organisers have also expressed an intention to halve the carbon footprint of the event, with 95 percent of the venues would be either already existing ones or temporary facilities.
Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she "can't wait" to bring the Olympic flag to Paris, a hundred years after the city first hosted the Olympic Games in 1924.
Hidalgo has expressed hope at the Paris 2024 Olympics being the "first large post-COVID summer event", involving participation from both athletes and members of the public.
The Mayor of the French capital is expected to take over the Olympic flag from Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as part of a traditional handover held during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, taking place on Sunday, August 8
Paris will fly the 'biggest flag ever' from the Eiffel Tower on Sunday as the city takes over from Tokyo as the next Olympic Games host, the president of the Paris 2024 committee said during a press conference in Tokyo on Friday.
"On Sunday we will raise a flag on top of the world's most famous landmark. It will be the biggest flag ever flown, but most of all, it will be a symbol, a symbol of our ambition to respect and re-imagine the core traditions of the heart of the games, and a symbol of our sustainable commitment, since today we can reveal that the flag will be recycled into clothing to all French people," Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee said.
The panel presenting the organisers' vision for Paris 2024 was led by Estanguet and Anne Hidalgo, the French capital mayor.
Estanguet emphasised that according to their plan, competitions would be taken outside of traditional arenas and "to the heart of the city", to be held "in front of the most famous Parisian landmarks".
The organisers have also expressed an intention to halve the carbon footprint of the event, with 95 percent of the venues would be either already existing ones or temporary facilities.
Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she "can't wait" to bring the Olympic flag to Paris, a hundred years after the city first hosted the Olympic Games in 1924.
Hidalgo has expressed hope at the Paris 2024 Olympics being the "first large post-COVID summer event", involving participation from both athletes and members of the public.
The Mayor of the French capital is expected to take over the Olympic flag from Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as part of a traditional handover held during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, taking place on Sunday, August 8