So, the Games are over, but do we really have to say goodbye? “And now?” asks Release on the front page this morning. “How to extend the party and euphoria of this summer 2024”, headline The Parisian ? The French, presented as the champions of gloom, got into the game, filled with love and pride for the exploits of the athletes and para-athletes. All this in an exceptional setting, already hailed by the international press. Paris, the city of lights, the theatre of world sport, which has probably never shone as much as in recent weeks. So, how can we keep the spirit of the Games alive? What will be the legacy, both tangible and intangible, of this Olympic summer? Welcome to the Debate of the Day.
To discuss it :
- Laurence Devillairsdoctor of philosophy, lecturer at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Author of numerous books, her latest, The splendor of the worldStock editions.
- Seghir Lazrisports sociologist at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Issues, a research laboratory attached to the CNRS/EHESS and columnist at New Obs.
- Dimitri Mavridiseconomist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), co-author of a study Does hosting the Olympics make you happy? ?