[HIGHLIGHTS] Nicolas Baverez: "Making a success of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games"

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will bring together 15,000 athletes and 20,000 journalists. Since their inception in 1896, the Olympic Games have been the most publicized event on the planet.

The Games have played a major role in the history of the modern world. They were the scene of the Black Power movement in Mexico City in 1968 and the Munich tragedy in 1972. They have also contributed to the ruin of Greece with the Athens Games in 2004 and the fall of Brazil with the Rio 2016 Games.