The African continent has already organised major sporting competitions: the Rugby or Football World Cups… but never an Olympic edition. Why are the Games being refused to Africa? Stadiums, roads, airports, hotels, are the infrastructures sufficient? Is the political will absent? Which African city could be ready? In a word: what is Africa missing to host the Olympic Games?
With our guests:
- Diamil Fayeconsultant and expert to the International Olympic Committee, former leader of Olympic delegations
- Will Mbiakopsports specialist in Africa (ASCI African Sports & Creative Institute)
- Christophe Joussethead of the RFI sports department
- Francoise MbangoRFI consultant for these Paris 2024 Games. Cameroonian athlete naturalized French, specialist in the triple jump. Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008, she is the only Cameroonian athlete in history, men and women combined, to have won a world or Olympic title.
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