The multiple Olympic champion of biathlon Martin Fourcade announced that he was giving up becoming president of the organizing committee of the 2030 Olympic Games to “do not sacrifice his convictions”, after several months of tensions, in a letter to the parties concerned including the AFP had a copy on Monday February 3. Evoking “too many disagreements”, such as “governance, vision, territorial anchoring”, the former biathlete explains that he made “the difficult decision to withdraw from the discussions around the presidency of the Games of from 2030 ”, while the creation of the organizing committee has been patina since the fall. While the creation of the cojo was set at the start of the week, it was postponed last week on the new date of February 18. This withdrawal is the epilogue of months of tensions notably between Fourcade, who had the approval of the sports movement and the Elysée, and the former regional president Laurent Wauquiez on a certain number of subjects.
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Winter 2030 Olympics: Martin Fourcade says it gives up presiding over the organizing committee
