Preparing Paris for the 2024 Olympics: Balancing Costs and Benefits

The chapter delves into the preparations for the Paris Olympics in 2024, emphasizing the efforts to clean the Seine River for swimmers and the financial challenges of hosting the games. It discusses the lessons learned from past Olympics, focusing on cost control and maximizing economic gains while ensuring lasting benefits for the city. The conversation also explores the motivations behind hosting the Olympics despite the high costs, highlighting the potential soft power gains and long-term infrastructure developments for Paris.