Football World Cup, Paris 2024, Tour de France … “8:30 franceinfo” by Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, was a guest of the “ 8:30 franceinfo, Tuesday 26 July. He answered questions from Lorrain Sénéchal and Agathe Lambret.

Women’s World Cup: the final is within France’s “reach”.

“Our French team has a real card to play“, assures Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, this Thursday on franceinfo, on the first day of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. If “the president of the French Football Federation has set himself this goal of the semi-finals“, the Minister of Sport, also sees: “JI think Les Bleues have to really believe in it until the end, until this final on August 20th, which in my opinion is within their reach“.

The minister is full of praise for the new coach of the Bleues, Hervé Renard, “very inspiring“.”He has a very positive way of seeing things, an experienced staff around him and I think all hope is allowed“, he adds.

Paris 2024 Olympics security: the use of the army “not a taboo question at all”

The issue of using the military to secure the Paris 2024 Olympics”is by no means a taboo question” according to Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. The Court of Auditors has expressed its concern, especially on the issue of security during the Olympics.

In particular, he doubts the ability of security companies to supply the 17,000 security guards needed a day during the Games. “We need, and this is by no means a taboo issue, to articulate things well with Sébastien Lecornu, the defense minister, these are discussions that have begun and will accelerate in due course“, declares the Minister of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Benjamin Mendy in Lorient: “Justice has passed, we must respect it”

With this new commitment, it is a “sports rehabilitation“which begins, reacts the sports minister the day after the signing of footballer Benjamin Mendy to FC Lorient. This signing comes five days after his legal setbacks ended in the UK, where he was found not guilty of rape and attempted rape.”Justice is approved, we must respect it“, added this Wednesday on franceinfo the minister of sport. “He was acquitted, and if you are as suspicious when you are acquitted as when you are accused, you lose your sense of justice“, believes the Minister of Sport. “And at the same time, we must keep pushing for the liberation of speech.” adds.

Tour de France: “The“the intensity of doping controls is extreme”

asked to the performances of Vingegaard which rekindle the doubts about doping in cycling, underlines the Minister of Sport “the intensity of doping controls is extreme“at the Tour de France”.There are urine and blood checks, bike checks“, recalls Amélie Oudéa-Castera. “On doping, you have to constantly adapt“, she also explains.

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