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Who Is Bally Bagayoko? French Mayor Tear-Gassed While Shielding Student Protesters: 'My Responsibility Is To Be at Their Side'

Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis, was tear-gassed while shielding student protesters in Paris, saying he stepped in because the students could have been his own children.

International Business Times UK · 15h ago

French mayor caught in viral clash video says student protesters 'could be my children'

Mayor Bally Bagayoko stood with students during protests in Saint-Denis against education issues and police violence. Demonstrators, primarily from marginalized suburbs, have faced severe police responses leading to many injuries and arrests. Bagayoko criticized the government's failure to uphold equality in education while calling for more investment and taxing billionaires.…

The Economic Times · 21h ago

French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle

French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 400m freestyle final at the European swimming championships Sunday in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

France 24 · Aug 16

‘Racist ideology lodges itself amid austerity politics’: newly elected French mayor on tackling far right

Bally Bagayoko, who was targeted by racist abuse after winning Saint-Denis mayorship, vows to tackle inequality to stem deepening divisions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4

Brisbane's Olympic factfinders learn from the Paris teams who reframed the Games

Five months on from that balmy summer of love for all things Olympic and Paralympic, the graft goes on in the chill midwinter for Mathieu Hanotin, mayor of Saint-Denis.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2025

Paris's closing ceremony pits Old World splendour against Hollywood spectacle

Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic closing ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top…

France 24 · Aug 12, 2024

‘We’ve been blown away’: Olympics give France feelgood factor but challenges remain

Political turmoil has given way to people buying into the Games but leaders know that sustaining optimism will not be easy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024

The Olympics are giving breaking a global stage in Paris. Not everyone is celebrating

Breaking is debuting as a sporting event in the 2024 Paris Games as part of an effort to attract younger viewers

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Macron hails 'great human chain' behind new Olympic Aquatics Centre

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday paid tribute to the vast array of engineers, landscapers and politicians who worked on the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, which will be used during the Paris Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 4, 2024

‘Era of gigantism is over’: why Paris chose banlieue for its Olympic Village

Residents and mayors of once-neglected northern outskirts see lasting change as area is already focus of regeneration

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024