The president of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is the author of the book “Par amour du sport”, published Friday.
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“We must invest in sport, we must protect sport”calls Tony Estanguet, Friday November 14 on France Inter. For the love of sportthe book by the president of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games appears on Friday from Calmann-Lévy. Maintaining the legacy of the Olympic Games while the 2026 budget for sport must fall by 6.5%, “this is the real challenge”concedes the three-time Olympic champion.
“I call on all stakeholders to continue to invest in sport, whether private or public,” declares Tony Estanguet for whom, an investment in sport is also an investment in health, in education and in social bonds. Financially support sport, “we saw that it was possible during the Games, now we see that it is difficult the day after the Games”recognizes the president of the organizing committee of the Paris Games.
“So I want to continue to get involved in sport”assures Tony Estanguet. “I was asked to be a minister, I said no to Emmanuel Macron because I have the impression that I could be more useful in another position”while working “with political actors but on the civil society side”he explains.
