(ATR) The IOC Evaluation Commission is now one day closer to understanding the full project put together by the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid.
The three-day commission inspection began on May 14 with opening remarks from commission chairman Patrick Baumann and Paris 2024's bid leaders.
Media attended the first 30 minutes of the opening session before returning to the media center near the Eiffel Tower for a series of press briefings.
Baumann and Paris 2024 co-chairmen Bernard Lapasset and Tony Estanguet then held a closing press conference in the media center. It was revealed Estanguet would become president of the Organizing Committee should Paris 2024 win the host city contract over Los Angeles while Lapasset would be named an honorary president of the OCOG.
The commission inspection continues tomorrow with a full day of venue tours throughout the city. Another closed-doors working session will take place on May 16 before a final press conference will be held by Baumann, IOC executive director Christophe Dubi and Paris 2024.
Click here for photos from the first day of the inspection.
Around the Rings is on the scene for the entirety of the commission visit.
Photos by Kevin Nutley in Paris.
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