IOC denies rumours of Paris Games cancellation

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected speculation that the upcoming Paris Games will be cancelled or postponed due to the political situation in France.

He said it was part of a disinformation campaign.

Reports suggested that IOC President Thomas Bach was concerned after France’s far-right National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, won the first round of voting for a new parliament.

The second round of voting is scheduled for Sunday.

Le Point magazine had suggested that Bach had given a mid-July deadline to know whether the Games would go ahead as planned from July 26 to August 11, but the IOC quickly rejected this hypothesis.

“This is obviously part of the ongoing disinformation campaign against France, the IOC, its president and the Olympic Games.

“This has absolutely no factual basis,” the IOC said on Platform X on Wednesday evening.

“The IOC President and the entire Olympic movement look forward to the excellent Olympic Games Paris 2024,” he said.

French organizers said they would investigate the origin of the information, and Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra called it “indecent fake news” about X.

“Our Games will indeed take place in Paris, on the scheduled dates. We have been preparing for them for years, they will bring happiness to the whole world and pride to our country,” she said.