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Paris Organising Committee For The 2024 Olympic And Paralympic Games
The Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP2024) () is the organising committee for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics which were held in Paris, France. Tony Estanguet serves as president of the committee. Étienne Thobois serves as director general. The committee was established on 18 January 2018. The committee has an agreement with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, TOCOG2020 of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics to share knowledge and expertise. The committee also has an agreement with the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, organising committee of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to share knowledge and resources as well as joint communication and advocacy. Board of directors The board of directors consists of the following members and it includes representatives of several public bodies and society. * Tony Estanguet, president * Bernard Lapasset, honorary president * Guy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. Paris was the host city, with events (mainly Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics, football) held in 16 additional cities in metropolitan France, including the Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, sailing centre in the second-largest city of France, Marseille, on the Mediterranean Sea, as well as one subsite for Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, surfing in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Paris was awarded the Games at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017. After multiple withdrawals that left only Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris and Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles in contention, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process to concurrently award the 2024 and 2028 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tanguy De La Forest
Tanguy de La Forest (born 21 April 1978) is a French Paralympic shooter. He won two medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, a silver in the 10 m air rifle standing SH2 event and a gold in the 10 m air rifle prone SH2 event. Early life Tanguy de La Forest was born in Rennes on 21 April 1978. At a young age, he was diagnosed with infantile spinal muscular atrophy and by the time he was ten years old, he had to use an electric wheelchair. He discovered shooting at a very young age before starting sport shooting. Sporting career A member of the French Paralympic shooting team since 1998, La Forest participated in his first Paralympic Games in Athens in 2004, where he competed in the Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2 events. In 2014, La Forest won a bronze medal at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships. La Forest won a gold medal at the 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed 50m Rifle P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roxana Mărăcineanu
Roxana Maracineanu (; born 7 May 1975) is a Romanian-French politician, former swimming champion and television consultant who served as Minister Delegate in charge of Sports in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Minister of Sports under Édouard Philippe (2018–2022). Born in Romania, Maracineanu moved to France as a child, acquiring the citizenship via naturalisation at age 16. An accomplished swimmer Maracineanu became the first French world swimming champion in January 1998. She won silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She entered politics in 2010 with the Socialist Party by being elected regional councillor of Île-de-France, a mandate she held until 2015. She was the Ensemble candidate in Val-de-Marne's 7th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election, but lost out to Rachel Keke from NUPES. Family and childhood Born in Bucharest, Romania as Roxana Mărăcineanu, she practiced gymnas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Patrick Karam
Patrick Karam (born 8 February 1961) is a French personality defending human rights. He is a researcher in international relations. He is the vice-president of the regional council of Île-de-France, responsible for youth, sports and community life. Early life and education Of Lebanese origin, Karam lived and followed his schooling in Guadeloupe and obtained his Baccalauréat C (scientific series of the time) at Lycée Baimbridge in Guadeloupe. He holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Burgundy in Dijon. Career A former Interministerial Delegate for Equal Opportunities for French Overseas under President Nicolas Sarkozy, Karam has been serving as regional advisor of Île-de-France (UMP) since 2010, and Inspector General of Youth and Sports since 2011. He is the president of the Coordination of the Christians of East in Danger (CHREDO) established in September 2013. He is the first president of the Representative Council of the French Overseas. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Regional Council Of Île-de-France
The Regional Council of Île-de-France () is the regional council of Île-de-France, France's most populous administrative region. Made up of 209 regional councillors elected for 6 years, it is headquartered in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, just north of Paris. The council has been presided over since 18 December 2015 by Valérie Pécresse. She succeeded Jean-Paul Huchon, who had presided over the council since 23 March 1998. Finances List of presidents of the Regional Council Current composition Assembly Vice-presidencies The new executive formed in 2021 has, in addition to the president, fifteen vice-presidents. Special Delegates Valérie Pécresse also appointed 18 special delegates in charge of “strategic issues”: Headquarters A selection process led in May 2016 to retain three potential sites, where the move could be done quickly, in Ivry-sur-Seine, Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen. In early 2018, the construction of the new site started in the district o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse (; Birth name, née Roux ; 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council (France), President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans (France), The Republicans, she previously served as Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (France), Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and List of Budget Ministers of France, Minister of the Budget and List of government spokespeople of France, Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Pécresse represented the Yvelines's 2nd constituency, 2nd constituency of Yvelines in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2012 until 2016. Pécresse was voted as the Republicans' nominee for the 2022 French presidential election, defeating Éric Ciotti in the 2021 The Republicans congress, party primary. She came fifth in the ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pierre Rabadan
Pierre Rabadan (born 3 July 1980), is French former international rugby union player, who played his entire club rugby career for Stade Français. Since 3 July 2020, he has been Deputy for Sport and the 2024 Olympic/Paralympic Games to the mayor of Paris. A specialist Number 8, Rabadan originally played for Pays d'Aix RC, but moved to Stade Français in 1998. He made his international debut on 3 July 2004 against the United States. Honours Stade Français Stade Français Paris (known commonly as Stade Français, ) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French ... * French Rugby Union Championship/Top 14: 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2014–15 References External linksBio at ESPNScrum.com 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence Rugby union players from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emmanuel Grégoire
Emmanuel Grégoire (; born 24 December 1977) is a French politician who has represented the 7th constituency of Paris in the National Assembly since 2024. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served as First Deputy Mayor of Paris under Anne Hidalgo Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (, ; born 19 June 1959) is a Spanish-French politician who has served as Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (PS). Hidalg ... from 2018 to 2024. References Living people 1977 births People from Les Lilas Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux alumni Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Socialist Party (France) politicians Members of Parliament for Paris Councillors of Paris {{France-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Council Of Paris
The Council of Paris ( French: ''Conseil de Paris'', ) is the deliberative body responsible for governing Paris, the capital of France. It possesses both the powers of a municipal council (''conseil municipal'') and those of a departmental council (''conseil départemental'') for the ''département de Paris'', as defined by the so-called PLM Law (''Loi PLM'') of 1982 that redefined the governance of Paris, Lyon and Marseille (hence the PLM acronym). Paris is the only territorial collectivity in France to be both a ''commune'' and a ''département''. The Mayor of Paris presides over the Council of Paris and therefore holds the powers of mayor and of president of the departmental council. There are currently 163 councillors for Paris. History Although the history of Paris spans millennia, that of its municipal government, in its present form, is less than half a century old. Paris and its environs were always governed directly by the highest French polity of the time: the Crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anne Hidalgo
Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (, ; born 19 June 1959) is a Spanish-French politician who has served as Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (PS). Hidalgo was First Deputy Mayor of Paris under Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (2001–2014), having held the title of Council of Paris, Councillor of Paris since 2001 French municipal elections, 2001. She was elected to the mayorship in 2014 Paris municipal election, 2014 after Delanoë announced he would not seek a third term. During her first term as Mayor of Paris she launched the city-wide ''Réinventer Paris'' ("Reinvent Paris") programme, which aimed at refurbishing and allocating obsolescent sites new uses, as well as opened a participatory budgeting platform for projects throughout the city. 2015 was marked by instances of Islamic terrorism: the Charlie Hebdo shooting, January ''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting and November 2015 Paris attacks, November c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sarah Ourahmoune
Sarah Ourahmoune (born 21 January 1982) is a French former female boxer. She won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 before she retired to found a gym in Paris. Life Ourahmoune was born in 1982 in Sèvres. She is of Algerian descent and she has relations in Algeria. She would visit there each year with her family. She became a boxer in France when she mistakenly asked if that club organised many sports. They only did one, so she tried it and she enjoyed her first experience. France had outlawed women from boxing but they relaxed the rules in 1999. She had already been training and she fought in some of the first legal fights. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's flyweight. She was beaten by the British Boxer Nicola Adams who was the first ever female Olympic champion at the previous Olympics in 2012. The fight was won on points with Ourahmoune being chosen in only one round. Ourahmoune had announced her retirement before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
