By David Leduc
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Two towns in the Val-de-Marne join an already extensive list: Fresnes and Maisons-Alfort have been labeled Land of Games as part of the future Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
“A Unique Opportunity”
This label, according to Paris 2024, will allow these municipalities “to be referenced in a catalog which will be made available to the 206 National Olympic Committees and 184 National Paralympic Committees around the world, who will be able to choose a center and come and train in France. at their convenience, during the Olympiad”.
A Houses-Alfort, this labeling is welcome, as the city has set up several activities in favor of the practice of sport among the youngest. Thus, from January 24 to 28, the city’s sports department organized an Olympic and Paralympic Week (SOP) in nearly 12 elementary schools as part of school sports. In addition to the elementary schools, the Jules Ferry college also joined in the operation. In total, 101 classes from CP to CM2, ie 2,586 pupils, were able to try out various Olympic – sprint and relay – and Paralympic disciplines: blind football, torball, chair archery and seated team sports.
In addition, the young athletes also had the visit of two high-level home athletes, Coralie Hayme and Dimitri Dragin, both judokas. “A unique opportunity to discuss with two champions with a long track record and to promote the values of fair play, tolerance, inclusion or even equality specific to Olympism and Paralympism”, we explain to Maisons- Alfort. The deputy mayor in charge of sports, Bruno Bordier, indicates: “We are going to submit the candidacy of Maisons-Alfort to be a preparation center for the Games for the able-bodied and disabled”.
“Fresnes is ready”
“The City of Fresnes fits perfectly into the vision of the 2024 Games. Throughout the year, it encourages the practice of sport from an early age. With its equipment
of quality and many very active sports associations, the City is ready to welcome clubs for the preparation of the Games”, declares for his part the Deputy Mayor of Fresnes in charge of sports and relations with associated partners. , Mamadou Drame. The city of Fresnes and the Fresnes sports associations are already meeting the inhabitants on June 23 for a new sporting event: an Olympic day whose objective will be “to promote the Olympic values on the basis of the three pillars move, learn and discover”, according to the City.
Also noteworthy in Fresnes, the next “sports festival”, this family event organized on July 7, 8 and 9, will also offer a program of activities around the
Olympic sports”.
41 towns in the Val-de-Marne have obtained the Terre de Jeux label.
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