Olympic Games 2024: French to the "bone"
After the spectacular closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, the most certain conclusion one can draw is this: these Games were French to the “bone”. Whether or not the way and the place in which these Games were held were appealing is entirely subjective and depends solely on how each of us perceives the Olympic Games and, more broadly, life itself. For the French, the Olympic Games were an opportunity for innovation on all levels. For instance, this was the first time in history that the opening ceremony took place outdoors, at a time when global security concerns are numerous. Additionally, the event was held in a city that with its suburbs it houses over 12 million residents, with all the organizational challenges that such a population entails. In terms of its organization, the opening ceremony of this year’s Olympic Games was incomparable to any other precisely because it was unlike any other. The organizers' plan and the obstacles they had to overcome to execute it