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Paris 2024: the chances of French medals for the Olympics
Paris 2024: the chances of French medals for the Olympics
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While attention is focused on the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French athletes are preparing. If some of them are already qualified, others are waiting for the selections to prove themselves.
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be the culmination of years of effort and sacrifice, months of waiting and pressure for French athletes. There are many stars who are likely to climb to the top of the podium. Léon Marchand in swimming, Anthony Jeanjean in BMX, Teddy Riner or Clarisse Agbégnénou in judo, have a chance of being medalists. Just like the representatives of fencing, traditional purveyors of numerous Olympic titles.
Top 5 objective
Emmanuel Macron wants France to finish in the top 5 in the medal rankings. Which corresponds to between 40 and 50 charms in total. A ranking that has already been mentioned by the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who, in December 2023, was counting on “about 16 or 17 gold medals”. At the Olympics, the final ranking of competing countries is based on the number of gold medals. Silver and bronze only serve to decide any ties.
