Paris 2024 chief organiser Tony Estanguet promises a "special" end to the Olympics. Speaking the day before the closing ceremony, Estanguet is careful not to spoil any surprises. He reveals, however, that 1,000 more athletes than expected will attend. "We're delighted to be able to welcome them tomorrow evening and thank them because, frankly, they've made these Games great for us," he tells AFP.
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00:00Well done, well done.
00:02Only 24 hours to go, it's going to be very festive.
00:05What I can tell you is that we have 1,000 athletes more than expected.
00:09We had a lot of exchanges with all the delegations over the last few weeks.
00:14And finally, the athletes want to stay a little longer and want to participate in this closing ceremony.
00:20It shows that they rather liked these games and we are delighted to be able to welcome them tomorrow evening
00:26and thank them because frankly they gave us great games.
00:30Thank you very much.