The city of Marseille is to host events at the Paris Olympic Games next year. However, local elected officials refuse that the name of the capital appear on the Velodrome during the Olympics. Logical according to some, totally stupid and populist for others.
In just over a year, France will host the Summer Olympics, the organization of which the IOC has entrusted to Paris. The capital will host the vast majority of events and athletes, but various competitions will take place in the major provincial towns. Thus, Marseille will host the sailing events, but also matches of the men’s and women’s Olympic football tournament. Meetings that will obviously be played at the Vélodrome. During this period, and it will be the same everywhere in the sports venues, the usual sponsors will give way to those of the Olympic Games.
As elsewhere, the Marseille stadium had to display a ” Paris 2024 in order to show that it was an Olympic stadium. But, the main elected Marseilles asked, and obtained, that this is not the case at the Vélodrome. ” Protecting the identity of our stadium, the history of our club, is the choice we made with Benoit Payan by asking not to affix Paris2024 on the roof of the stadium “, rejoiced Samia Ghali, deputy mayor of Marseille and former senator. But this is not the case for everyone, including OM supporters.
In Marseille, we are appalled by this decision
🔵⚪️ Protect the identity of our stadium, the history of our club @OM_Officialthis is the choice we made with @BenoitPayan asking not to affix #Paris2024 on the roof of the stadium. https://t.co/BGeVTpcNK9
— SAMIA GHALI (@SamiaGhali) July 9, 2023
Visibly insensitive to the charm of what is called the Olympic truce, which invites peace in the world during the Olympics, the chosen one is jubilant…and annoys. In response to her message of satisfaction on social networks, Samia Ghali is slightly shaken. ” And the flame that will arrive in our old port, are you going to refuse it too? How can we get away with such sectarian positions? Oh it’s the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games, not the “PSG 2024” Olympic Games, don’t confuse everything “Writes an OM fan. ” Bravo for this decision absolutely contrary to all the Olympic values. You would have had the opportunity to get out of these antagonisms, but obviously the choice of demagogy was easier to make “Writes a user annoyed by this decision. And another Marseille supporter is even mischievous: “ We are going to support French people, it’s very good for living together and social cohesion, it’s the Olympics and frankly I don’t care if there is Paris 2024 on the Vélodrome and even on the contrary it makes me happy for us Parisian friends, they will have the impression of having a real stadium. »
