Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee, speaks to Reuters during the Global Sports Week event in Paris, France, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris will be ready to host the 2024 Olympics even if the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing as organisers have been working on contingency plans, Tony Estanguet, the head of the organising committee, said on Tuesday.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed by a year and organisers are facing a tough challenge to host the sporting extravaganza this July and August as the COVID-19 crisis rages on.
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