Have Poor And Troubled Paris Suburbs Won Olympic Gold?

The Francs-Moisins estate near the Stade de France where a sign says 'Here we build (ourselves)' (Credit: AFP)

Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics -- and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime.

Samia Achoui, a secretary who lives in one of the grey blocks dogged by drug dealing, doesn't have a ticket to see the Games.