Emmanuel Macron wants to capitalize on the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The President of the Republic wants to establish a “national sports festival” every year on September 14, like the Fête de la Musique, he announced this Friday, September 13 in an interview with the daily life The Parisian.
“We must come together around a popular sports festival that takes place in the streets, schools, dedicated sports complexes. In our cities, our villages, our neighborhoods,” he said on the eve of a large parade of Olympic and Paralympic athletes on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. The annual festival on September 14 will therefore coincide with the date of this parade.
Macron supports Hidalgo on the Olympic rings
Emmanuel Macron also welcomed the decision of the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to leave the Olympic rings hanging on the Eiffel Tower, at least until the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, despite strong criticism. “It was good not to remove them right away, she was right,” he said. The rings should remain until the next Olympics in 2028, and “perhaps” beyond, Anne Hidalgo announced on September 6.