Near the time when the Seine River lights up with the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the people of the French capital are still cold about the 100-year event returning to the locality. You can observe information about the Olympic Games at Superace-88.
Parisians expressed mixed feelings about the 2024 Olympics, the largest sporting event on the planet, held in Paris and the surrounding area from July 26 to August 11. Some people applaud France for building its brand, earning tourism money and attracting attention by hosting the Olympics. Still, others point out the downsides of holding a significant event right in the heart of the capital.
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| Seine River, the location of the opening ceremony |
Problems Facing Paris.
Freelance photographer Johanna Liscio has two opposing lines of thought. This 28-year-old girl specialises in vacation and wedding photography, with about 10 photo shoots booked monthly. However, a week before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, her revenue dropped by about 60% because iconic Parisian landmarks like the Eiffel Tower were blocked.
Johanna’s customers are tourists from Asia, Europe and North America. She said: “Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world, and it would be great for us, the economy, and tourism to host the Olympics. As for work, maybe I’m not as happy as I thought. It’s a bit stressful as I have to adapt to the situation daily; it’s a bit more complicated than expected.”
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| The Seine River is occupied to serve the 2024 Paris Olympic games |
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| Buildings are in disarray before the tournament |
Over the past month, some Parisians have voiced their dissatisfaction after enduring months of disruption as the locality prepares for this once-every-four-year sporting event.
Blocking roads to build works for the 2024 Paris Olympics and blocking famous locations… have caused inconvenience to local people, significantly increasing travel time within the capital. Another concern is rising prices during the event. For example, one-way metro fares increased from 2.15 euros to 4 euros from July 20 to September 8. Businesses in the “Olympic security circle” area also encountered difficulties, with some restaurant owners seeing an 80% decrease in customers due to the local implementation of stricter security measures.
Tour guide Vadim Sotropa said: “It is important to understand that people’s dissatisfaction is not directed at tourists or athletes. It involves a series of government decisions that fail to balance the peaceful lives of city residents and the country’s needs.”
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As a result of the Olympic Games
As a result of the Olympic Games, many people leave the capital during the 2024 Paris Olympics. A report published in June by Le Revers de la Medaille (France), representing 90 non-profit organizations working with migrants and the homeless, has detailed how more than 12,000 people have left Paris since April 2024.
Designer Miranda will move from Paris to South France for a few days. The 31-year-old woman said: “I feel like these are just small problems compared to students losing their housing, homeless people being moved to unknown places, police coming to destroy their residences. And workers working illegally without health insurance.”
But, the “wave” of discontent became intense when the French Government used the budget for something unimportant when people wanted to use this for social welfare, to be able to help thousands of people. Perhaps controversial was the decision to spend 1.4 billion euros to clean up the Seine, where the marathon swimming competition and triathlon occur. The installation of an aluminium judging tower for a surfing event in Tahiti also caused controversy because of its environmental impact due to concerns about damage to the coral reef.
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Paris is not cold towards the Olympic Games.
Of course, not everything in Paris is gloomy and gloomy. Many local people bought tickets to attend the opening ceremony on the Seine River and the closing day at the Stade de Franc National Stadium. Besides, they watch the competitions held at iconic French locations such as the Eiffel Tower, Hotel des Invalides, Grand Palais Museum, and Place de la Concorde…
Sotropa, 26 years old, admitted that the 2024 Paris Olympics once caused trouble for him and his family. However, the attraction from this big event changed his thinking: “I look forward to the 2024 Paris Olympics because I see this as the only opportunity to participate in this prestigious sporting event.”
Describing the 2024 Paris Olympics as a “once in a lifetime” event, 23-year-old content creator Theo Guyon is happy to immerse himself in the atmosphere, saying: “I’m not worried about the crowd, this event only takes place for a few weeks and I think the Olympics is an event worth participating in once in a lifetime, even though it is currently creating a bit of a hindrance in my daily life.”
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On the other side
Or Laurane Vepierre, who usually takes an hour’s commute from the Essonne region to the capital, Paris, will work remotely for most of the 2024 Olympic Pairs. Vepierre said every 4 years, the event takes place in a different location. Different locations have different opportunities to attract reputation, image and economy.
And Vepierre is just millions of French people looking forward to the beautiful atmosphere the Paris 2024 Olympics will bring because sports always bring people closer together. It will take a long time after the 2024 Paris Olympics ends for the Government and the French people to evaluate the benefits and limitations of the event objectively. However, that was also when the excitement subsided, returning Paris to everyday life.
*According to The wjpeso