Askume, Paris, Sep 14 – French President Macron plans to designate Sept. 14 each year as “National Sports Day,” and France is preparing to hold a parade on the Champs Elysees on Saturday to bid a final farewell to the Paris Olympics. The intention has been announced.
“We need to unite and organise a popular sports festival in the streets, in schools and special sports centres,” Macron told Le Parisien newspaper.
France holds its annual music festival on June 21st called “Fête de la Musique,” which hosts free concerts and gives emerging musicians a chance to express themselves.
Around 70,000 spectators are expected to attend a parade of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, volunteers and public sector workers from 1400 GMT on Saturday, followed by a free open-air parade at Place de l’Etoile, home of the Arc de Triomphe. Monument. Concert.
Macron will present France’s highest medal, the Legion of Honour, to several French medallists following a military parade held a week after the Paralympic Games.
Nearly 4,000 police officers will be on duty as security services undergo the final test to ensure safety at the Paris Olympics for thousands of athletes and 12 million spectators.
France is in fifth place with a record 64 medals including 16 gold.
