- Title: Next two days key to Paris 2024 bid, says Estanguet
- Date: 10th July 2017
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS 2024 BID CO-CHAIRMAN, TONY ESTANGUET, SAYING: "This presentation in Lausanne is very important for Paris 2024, this is the first time that we address all of the IOC members, so for us this is really a decisive occasion to convince the IOC members that Paris 2024 is the right choice for the 2024 Games. We have gathered all of the Paris 2024 forces, up to the highest government level and with the mayor of Paris, with all the partners we will really bring our A game, because for us this is important, we've been waiting for this moment for two years, there is a lot enthusiasm, a lot of determination and we can't wait for it to start." EXTERIOR OF THE HOTEL SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS MAYOR, ANNE HIDALGO, SAYING: "First of all, what I can say is that I have a real friendship with Eric Garcetti, for a long time, the mayor of Los Angeles. We know each other very well, we work together in cities networks, I'm the President of the C40, the 91 biggest cities in the world, he is one of my vice-presidents and I think this friendship, this relationship will surely be an asset to find this way that will allow, with IOC support, for the three of us to win - the IOC and the two candidates cities." ESTANGUET AND HIDALGO LEAVING AT THE END OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING
- Embargoed: 24th July 2017 12:28
- Keywords: PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC BIDDING TONY ESTANGUET ANNE HIDALGO
- Location: LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
- City: LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
- Country: Switzerland
- Topics: Olympics,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0066P4WY0V
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- Story Text: Paris will bring their secret weapon that is French President, Emmanuel Macron to help their bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
On Monday (July 10), Macron will lead a Paris delegation that meets International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach at the Olympic Museum.
Paris 2024 co-chairman, Tony Estanguet said Macron's presence was very important over two very important days for their bid.
On Tuesday (July 11), Paris along with Los Angeles will present their respective bids to the IOC members.
Also on Tuesday, the IOC is expected to ratify a proposal to announce the hosts of the 2024 and 2028 Games at the IOC Session in Peru in September.
The Paris bid says it is only bidding for 2024 while Los Angeles' bid has said it wouldn't rule anything out. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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