2024-08-15 03:30:11
Andrew Parsons didn’t miss a thing during his two weeks at the Olympics. The President of the International Paralympic Committee arrived in Paris on 21 July and left the Committee headquarters for Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia) on Tuesday 13 August, still enthusiastic about the two weeks of competition and the Paralympic Games Be surprised.
On Saturday, August 10, on the eve of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, Brazil’s leaders are impatient with the idea of hosting the closing ceremony of the 17th Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday, August 28.English Summer Paralympics (until September 8). He wants to experience the same version “Magic brackets” than what was observed during the Olympic Games. “The party isn’t over yet”he promised enthusiastically.
The Olympics were a universal success. How do you plan to capitalize on this momentum from the Paralympics?
I was really impressed by the atmosphere, the joy and pride of the French people. The best example is when I saw the French team defeat the Slovenian team in the table tennis team competition. This is only the top 16, but the atmosphere is already completely crazy. people dance and sing Marseillaise Because, I don’t know, twenty minutes straight, just because they were happy. We hope this feeling lasts.
Many Parisians left Paris during the Olympics, probably thinking they were missing out on a party. But I want to tell them that the party is not over yet: there are still Paralympics. I believe we will experience the same feelings we experienced during the Olympics.
The day after the closing ceremony, Paris 2024 confirmed that only 1.4 million of the 2.5 million Paralympic tickets had been sold. Are you worried about seeing an open spot during a game?
No, I’m not worried. These tickets will be on sale. The latest version shows we see peak sales in the final days of the Olympics and ahead of the Paralympics opening ceremony, with domestic audiences always attracting more than international audiences [les Français représentent pour l’instant 88 % des acheteurs].
During the two weeks of the Olympics we saw this wonderful atmosphere, the great enthusiasm of the French people. Therefore, we believe that Paralympic venues will be full.
Still, the event suffered from a lack of media coverage. How to get out of the shadow of the Olympics?
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