PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel
Macron exchanged hits with tennis players on an outdoor court set up on a Paris
bridge to promote the capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympics.
Macron exchanged hits with tennis players on an outdoor court set up on a Paris
bridge to promote the capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympics.
Macron visited tennis players practicing on
the Alexandre III bridge on Saturday and, at one point, grabbed a racket to
play a few points in a suit. Then he took off his jacket and sat on a
wheelchair to play para-tennis.
the Alexandre III bridge on Saturday and, at one point, grabbed a racket to
play a few points in a suit. Then he took off his jacket and sat on a
wheelchair to play para-tennis.
He also went to a floating boxing ring set
up on the Seine River. In shirt sleeves, he put on blue gloves and exchanged
friendly punches with a young boxer.
up on the Seine River. In shirt sleeves, he put on blue gloves and exchanged
friendly punches with a young boxer.
Paris is competing against Los Angeles to
host the games, and bid organizers have turned some of the city’s famous
landmarks over to sports during a two-day Olympic festival.
host the games, and bid organizers have turned some of the city’s famous
landmarks over to sports during a two-day Olympic festival.
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