00:00Well, thank you. Yes, the Olympics just got over. I think the overall impression
00:04it was an absolutely fantastic Olympics from different perspectives. One is that
00:11you've seen it was a unique and a very different kind of Olympics. The
00:17opening ceremony was on the River Seine. Many of the events were held in
00:22temporary stadiums that were built at iconic sites of Paris, which everyone in
00:28the world is familiar with. And so, in a sense, it brought the Olympics out of the
00:33stadium into the city. And every Olympics is associated with a
00:38city. So, to that extent, I think, you know, it not was just the thrill of
00:45competition, but it was also the visual appeal of watching the competition.
00:49Overall, you saw also packed arenas, joyous crowds, and of course, as I said,
00:59you know, magnificent venues. This was also an Olympics in which you had some
01:05astonishing, spectacular performances. But the, it was a safe and secure Olympics.
01:14There were excellent security arrangements. You know, this is one of the
01:18most difficult times in the world. There are wars, there are persisting terrorism
01:23threats, especially to France. But overall, the security management was
01:28excellent. And I think more and more Olympics movement is becoming
01:32conscious of sustainability and reducing carbon footprints. So, France
01:37built just two new structures, in a sense, the Games Village and a swimming
01:44arena. But the rest of the events were held essentially in renovated existing
01:50structures or in temporary stadiums that you saw. There were other measures to
01:54reduce the carbon footprint, including increased emphasis on vegetarianism in
01:59the food at the Olympics Games Village and in various catering units around the
02:07city. But what is also interesting is the overall, the smooth management, the
02:13access to stadiums, exit from stadiums were all a very pleasant experience. So
02:18the overall visitor and spectator experience was also quite extraordinary.
02:22Overall, the impression around the world is that this did a great to revitalize
02:28the interest in Olympics around the world. And there would be some issues, I
02:34think, which we hear feedback from the athletes about some of the arrangements
02:40at the Games Village, including the absence of air conditioning, the
02:44temperature and humidity made it very difficult for them to rest properly,
02:50which is very essential. Without air conditioning, there were some issues
02:54relating to food, which can be, which is, in a sense, understandable because you
02:59are catering to the tastes of people from around the world, more than, you
03:06know, the entire world is over here with different tastes. So there were some
03:10issues around that, there's some logistics issues. But I think overall it
03:14was an excellent Olympics and France deservedly should feel proud about the
03:21way it organized it, especially as it did something which was very ambitious.
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