A now traditional exercise after the end of the Games: the IOC freely distributes the Olympic Order. After awarding a whole bunch of them the day after the closing ceremony, Monday, August 12, rewarding in particular Tony Estanguet, Etienne Thobois and Michaël Aloïsio, Thomas Bach went up a notch by going to the Elysée Palace on Wednesday, August 28, to present the Olympic Order in gold to Emmanuel Macron. A distinction that the body explains by the "unwavering support for the success of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and its commitment to the Olympic ideal"demonstrated by the French head of state since his first election in 2017. "He recognised the considerable potential of the Games to unite France and inspire the world", the IOC continued in a press release.
