This time it's done! The IOC confirmed on Wednesday the signing of the French Alps host contract for the Winter Games 2030Christophe Dubi, director of the Games, explained in a press conference that " the additional guarantees provided by French Prime Minister François Bayrou and by the presidents of the two regions, AURA and PACA", made it possible to pass this stage. "We are really happy, it is a very symbolic day, did he declare. This means that we are now working formally between the IOC and the French Alps 2030 Organising Committee."
The Games Director clarified that the coordination commission will travel to the competition sites in the coming weeks, "around Easter", and that'around thirty people will be mobilized as part of the IOC's mission to support preparations. "We are still working on the outlines.", he said, hoping that the mission can begin "around May ».
