France to fete Olympians on Champs Elysees next month: Macron

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said his country would applaud its Olympians on one of the capital s most prestigious thoroughfares...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said his country would applaud its Olympians on one of the capital's most prestigious thoroughfares next month.

"September 14, 2024. The Champs Elysees Avenue. Be there to celebrate our athletes," he wrote on X.

As of Thursday, France had won the fourth most gold medals at the Games ending on Sunday, nabbing 14 top prizes behind the United States, China and Australia.

Four of those individual medals belong to a single athlete, 22-year-old swimmer Leon Marchand, who has sparked "Marchand Mania" across France.

Judoka Teddy Riner, 35, has won two gold medals -- one in the Men's +100kg and the other as part of the mixed team event.