Published: 09:22, July 27, 2023 | Updated: 09:35, July 27, 2023
Paris holds ceremony to mark one-year countdown to Olympics
By Xinhua

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach (sixth left) and President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee Tony Estanguet (first left) pose with delegates during a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet addresses a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach signs the invitations during a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Dancers perform during a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach (third right), president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet (2nd R) and French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera (first right) pose with dancers during a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee (IOC), gets interviewed after a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee (IOC), addresses a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach attends a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Thomas Bach, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC), adresses a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet addresses a ceremony marking one year until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)