Among the legions of athletes from around the world, one figure stood out: French President Emmanuel Macron.
FILE – People walk in front of the canteen in the Olympic Village, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris, France. PARIS — Australian beach volleyball player Taliqua Clancy got an unexpected surprise walking around the athletes’ village at the
“But hopefully we can see a few more famous faces,” said Clancy, who is one of 66 indigenous athletes on the Australian Olympic team in Paris — six more than in Tokyo. “I was definitely looking forward to the food court, I won’t lie about that,” said New Zealand rugby sevens player Risaleanna Pouri-Lane, who won the women’s gold medal in Tokyo. “It’s been pretty cool. We’ve had a couple of days to soak up the whole village and Olympic environment.”
Athletes lodge in five residential areas, each named after a well-known area of Paris: Abbesses, Bastille, Dauphine, Étoile, Fêtes. With environment protection in mind, the eco-friendly village has electric cars ferrying athletes around. Pouri-Lane enjoyed riding one of the many bikes provided for athletes to use.
“There was a lot of learning to take out of Tokyo, that played in the decisions we have made in our set up,” she said.“We have kept our barista,” she said. “One big question I asked when I took on this role was ‘Why was the barista so popular?’ And that was because it created this social hub for the athletes.”
FILE – USA men’s rugby player Mataiyasi Tabu Leuta gets his hair styled by Axel Roussel in the salon at the Olympic Village, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris, France.
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