Political discourse regularly links sport and suburbia and often promises that the former could save the latter.
Since the awarding of the 2024 Olympic Games to the city of Paris, people have been talking about all sorts of scenarios. The Olympics will be an opportunity to get all the French into sport, to reconcile them with their health, and perhaps propel the country into the stratosphere. This ecumenical event would finally be the means to give meaning to the lives of those who live in disadvantaged areas.
