French back hosting 2024 Games in Paris

Poll finds 73% populace in favour of staging Olympics in historic city.

PARIS: The majority of French people are behind Paris lodging a bid to stage the 2024 Olympic Games, revealed a poll published on Tuesday.

Almost three-quarters of those questioned in a survey for newspaper Direct Matin support the French capital in their attempt to secure the Games.

The poll found that a total of 73% would like to see the Games return to Paris for the third time after 1900 and 1924.

There is already a long list of potential candidates for the 2024 Games ahead of a September 15 deadline.

In Europe, Berlin and Hamburg in Germany and Italian capital Rome are considering throwing their hats into the Olympic ring, while the American city of Boston is also a candidate.

Durban in South Africa could press to become the first African host of the Games. Istanbul – who were runners-up for the 2020 Games – is also considering a new bid. 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 11^th,  2015.

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