
Paris – France's 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, commencing 26 July, embrace more than athletic prowess. The event is also a stage for designers, artists, and artisans to showcase their talents. Paris welcomed the Olympic flame on 14 July, with Hawa Sangaré, a socially conscious fashion designer and entrepreneur, among the honored torchbearers.
Hawa Sangaré was born in Drancy, in Seine-Saint-Denis, est of Paris, of Malian parents.