Bag Stolen on Paris Train Reportedly Contained Olympics Security Plans

While petty thefts are not uncommon on public transport in Paris, it would seem far-fetched that a bag robbery could upend a major international sporting event. But France faced such a fear earlier this week, after a bag was reportedly stolen on a train in the nation’s capital on Monday that was initially said to have contained security plans for the Paris Olympics that’s just months away. Broadcast network BFMTV reported that a 56-year-old engineer working in the Paris City Hall reported to police that his bag had been stolen after he had just boarded a train leaving for Creil…

Olympic Highlights 03-04-2024

The President also welcomed the participants of the Olympic Values ​​Education Program (OVEP) Train-the Trainers Workshop held at Olympic House and financed by Olympic Solidarity. The participants are nominated by their NOC and are Olympic education experts. During the training they learned how to disseminate OVEP in their respective countries. Meetings were also held with IOC Executive Board member Robin Mitchell and with IOC Members Anita L. DeFrantz, Marisol Casado, Li Lingwei, Jean-Christophe Rolland and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. Various current Olympic topics, including the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the international geopolitical situation, were discussed. OTHER OLYMPIC NEWS The IOC…