Opening ceremony pivotal to Olympics success

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 17, 2024 12:01 am

Paris — France's sports minister could be forgiven if she is nervous before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony for it 'sets the tone' for what follows, Hugh Robertson, the minister charged with delivering the 2012 London Games, told AFP.

For Robertson, whose role 12 years ago is filled by French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera this year, says his greatest concern at the London opening ceremony was keeping the 'athletes' parade to time'.

French handball player Nikola Karabatic (2nd from right) holds the Olympic flame torch to light the cauldron next to France's Minister for Sports and Olympics Amelie Oudea-Castera and President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet as part of the Olympic torch relay at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 15, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO

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