2030 Winter Games: Will France rise to the challenge?

France in focus by France Médias Monde

Feb 20, 202600:11:43News & Politics

After lighting up the streets of Paris in 2024, the Olympic flame will be making a return to France in 2030, when the French Alps are set to welcome the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Organisers have promised financial...

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