Olympic village in Saint-Ouen, France, will be completed in 2024. The project began at the end of 2019 and has gone through many torments in less than five years.

No one imagined then that a pandemic would bring the planet to a virtual standstill. Or that Russia would invade Ukraine, creating a global energy crisis. “The best way not to be late in 2024 is to leave on time today,” said the head of government, Édouard Philippe.