Officially inducted as president of the Organising Committee for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Edgar Grospiron presented his vision of the event on RFI on Wednesday. The Haut-Savoyard reiterated his determination to work hard to make it a unanimous success. “I see it as a big challenge. Big challenges call for big victories, he says. I think that's what's interesting about this project. In France,we have extraordinary resources and we will be able to mobilize them. They are already well mobilized to serve this project, which is magnificent." The "lord of the rings", as Renaud Muselier has named it, intends to rely in particular on the Paris 2024 Games. " Obviously, Paris 2024 leaves a legacy in terms of human resources, with skills, and it’s a real opportunity”, underlines the Olympic champion from Albertville, who makes recruitment one of his priorities. "We have five years and two billion. These are the conditions. Of the two billion, there are 600 million partners to seek out and 270 million in ticket sales. We don't have the whole budget yet, we still have to seduce and go and seek, attract and unite. The question is with whom and how », he asks. The file of the future general manager should settle down "in the coming days » according to him: “Recruitment was launched, we were at 110 candidates on Monday. There is a lot of enthusiasm there too. I hope the CEO will arrive very quickly." Eager to make these Games a great popular celebration, Edgar Grospiron also mentioned the idea of directly involving the public. "Paris has been very innovative, especially with the Marathon for All. We can also draw inspiration from this type of idea to bring the Games to life, and even involve the general public. ». Plus de 33.000 personnes, de 16 à 94 ans, ont participé à cet événement inédit l’été dernier. Préparez les paires de skis !
