2024-08-18 00:13:53
Narrative – The return to reality is unsettling, but the volunteers who poured out their emotions and nostalgia on social networks are already preparing for the next one.
Facebook, cheesy? Not so the volunteers of the 2024 Paris Olympics, who made us sing, dance, and applaud during the closing ceremony, their moment of glory was breathtaking. “I love you” resonates at the Stade de France. But long before the 33rd Olympic Games began, volunteers were already on the front lines. In December 2022, Anaïs Avril created a Facebook group “Volontaires Paris 2024” that now has more than 8,800 members who come together to share anecdotes, advice and sometimes misfortunes. “I didn’t expect the enthusiasm, but I wanted to unite people and it took off immediately.””, smiles the 25-year-old. Anaïs, who comes from Les Sables d’Olonne and works in a centre for aesthetic medicine, manages the team every day, spending more than five hours of her own time. “Some people think I was involved in the organization of the Olympics, but that’s not true. She smiled. A former volunteer later became…
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