He was announced, and he will indeed be present. François Hollande will make the trip to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Games. An Olympic journey with a schedule that extends far beyond just the opening ceremony.
The French President wants to take advantage of the Games to support Paris’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. A support that will not go unnoticed in the Olympic city.
François Hollande’s Olympic operation is set to begin this Thursday.
On the eve of the Games’ opening, the President will have lunch at the village with part of the French delegation. A friendly way to extend his support to the French team, which he has already encouraged.
On Friday, the schedule will become more political. On the program, a series of meetings, an interview with Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, and the Paris 2024 press conference.
A highlight of the bidding campaign, with a strict format and rules imposed by the IOC with an iron fist. Thirty minutes, no more. A maximum of six speakers.
François Hollande will be one of them, alongside notably Tony Estanguet, one of the two French members of the IOC, and Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris.
At lunchtime, François Hollande will sit down with the personalities involved alongside Paris’s bid for the 2024 Games.
Finally, he will go to the Maracanã Stadium for the opening ceremony.
