Organiser of Paris Olympics keeps focus on Games, not politics

The president of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tony Estanguet, with French Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera during a visit to the committee's headquarters in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on 31 May 2022. © AFP - FRANCK FIFE

The chief organiser of the Paris Olympics says he is focused on preparing for the Games later this month rather than the political turmoil gripping France.

Tony Estanguet, president of the committee organising the Olympics and Paralympics, was asked whether the stated values of Paris 2024 and its motto "Games Wide Open" were consistent with the agenda of the far-right National Rally (RN) party, which topped snap parliamentary polls at the weekend.