Olympic Spokesperson: “86% of French People Saw the Opening Ceremony as a Success”
“91% positive about Riner-Perec torch lighting… Optimism about the competition exceeds 70%”
“I apologize if you felt offended” on the Last Supper parody controversy
(Paris=Newsis) Reporter Dongjun Choi = On the 26th (local time), when the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony was held, a boat carrying the South Korean team is on a water parade toward Trocadero Square on the Seine River in Paris, France. 2024.07.27. (email protected)
(Seoul = Newsis) Reporter Lee Myeong-dong = The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 9 out of 10 French people are satisfied with the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics held on the Seine River on the 26th (local time).
According to foreign news agencies such as AFP and TASS, Descamp, who served as the IOC spokesperson for the games, cited the results of a public opinion poll on the 28th and emphasized, “86% of French people think the opening ceremony of the games was a success.”
Meanwhile, it was reported that “91% of respondents were in favor of Teddy Riner and Marie-José Perec lighting the final torch.” Prior to the opening ceremony, French soccer hero Zinedine Zidane was initially mentioned as a candidate for the final torch lighting, but the people who actually lit the final torch were ‘judo legend’ Riner and ‘track and field queen’ Perec.
He added that more than 70 percent of French people are optimistic about successfully hosting the Olympics.
(Paris=AP/Newsis) Marie-José Perec and Teddy Riner, the final torchbearers for the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, light the hot air balloon-shaped torch at the opening ceremony held in Paris, France on the 27th (Korean time). 2024.07.27.
However, the methodology of the opinion poll, the subjects of the survey, or the number of respondents were not mentioned.
The opening ceremony of this competition, held two days ago, was the subject of much gossip.
It was criticized by religious circles for introducing South Korea as North Korea and for featuring a drag queen (a man posing as a woman) performer in a scene that parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”
“It was certainly never our intention to show disrespect to any religious group,” Deskamp said, bowing his head. “On the contrary, we were trying to demonstrate tolerance and community spirit. If people were offended, we apologize.”
On that day, the IOC issued an apology statement after criticism poured in regarding the Last Supper parody.
At the same time, the IOC posted an apology on its official website for the mistake in calling out Korea’s names, and IOC President Thomas Bach spoke to President Yoon Seok-yeol on the phone to express his apology.
(Seoul = Newsis) The ‘Last Supper’ parody performance, which was directed to emphasize inclusivity at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, is facing backlash due to the appearance of a ‘drag queen’. The photo is a scene from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony performance that parodies the Last Supper. (Photo = Paris Olympics opening ceremony) 2024.07.28. (email protected) *Resale and DB prohibited
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