The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee has confirmed its official delegation to attend the 130th IOC Session in Lima, Peru, where the final decision will be made on the host for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The 60-strong delegation, which will travel to Lima, includes:
Paris 2024 Bid Co-Chair and 3-time Olympic Champion Tony Estanguet
Paris 2024 Bid Co-Chair Bernard Lapasset
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo
President of the Île-de-France Valerie Precresse
French Minister for Sport and two-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Flessel
French Minister for Disabled Persons, Sophie Cluzel
French IOC Member Guy Drut
Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF) President Denis Masseglia
Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (CPSF) President Emmanuelle Assmann
Paris 2024 Bid CEO and Olympian Etienne Thobois
Two-time Olympic Judoka champion Teddy Riner
Three-time Olympic champion Marie-José Pérec
Paralympic gold medallist Michael Jeremiasz
Silver medal winning boxer Sarah Ouhramoune
Rio 2016 Refugee Olympic Team Chef de Mission Tegla Loroupe
The Session will mark the culmination of a collaborative process that has been undertaken by the IOC, the city of Paris, and the city of LA to provide a Win-Win-Win opportunity for the Olympic Movement.
Tony Estanguet, Co-Chairman of Paris 2024, said:
"We are excited to be heading to Lima to promote our unique vision for the 2024 Games to the IOC.
"Throughout our time in Peru, we want to highlight what Paris can offer the Olympic Movement, including a spectacular celebration of sport filled with passion and purpose and hosted in our stunning city centre.
"We head to Lima as a strong and united team with the full support of our founding members, the athletes, the sports movement and our sponsors. It is the culmination of a great campaign and we are proud and honoured to be in this position at this moment.
"This promises to be an historic time for sport in Paris, in France, and in the entire Olympic Movement, and we cannot wait to share our enthusiasm with the entire Olympic Family."
For more information, please contact:
Raphaël Leclerc
Paris 2024 Bid Committee
Email: rleclerc@paris2024.org
Tel: +336 73 16 88 06
Tom Lloyd
VERO Communications
Email: tlloyd@verocom.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 782 480 7743
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