Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credits: Jeff PACHOUD / AFP 17:37 p.m., November 29, 2023

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday selected France's bid to host the Winter Games in the French Alps, according to a source close to the negotiations. This is the only bid selected to host the event.

After an express campaign and a file mounted in a few weeks, France convinced Wednesday the International Olympic Committee to retain its candidacy for the organization of the 2030 Winter Games in the Alps, a few months before the Summer Olympics in Paris, according to a source close to the negotiations. This is the only bid selected by the IOC, which means that the French Alps are expected to host the sporting event in seven years' time.

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