In the wake of his breathtaking opening ceremony on the Seine, it was with a large-scale futuristic show at the Stade de France that Thomas Jolly came to close two Olympic weeks that transformed our country on Sunday evening. For ten days, France vibrated to the rhythm of the exploits of its Olympic athletes, who lifted our country into the Top 5 nations, bringing home 64 medals.
It took less than two weeks for quadruple medalist swimmer Léon Marchand to become the darling of the French. Less than two weeks for the Le Brun brothers to soften our hearts – all of them previously unknown to the general public. Even if the Earth has not stopped turning, the rest of the news – and in particular the political crisis in France – seems far away.
But will this enchanted interlude continue during the Paralympic Games, from August 28 to September 8? For Nicolas Chanavat, vice-president of the French National Olympic Academy, this does not…
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