The one-year countdown to the Paris Olympics begins: Watch FRANCE 24's special programme

Special guests include: 

Simon Rofe, Leading expert in sports diplomacy, associate professor of international politics at the University of Leeds and a s enior research fellow at the Institute of Sport Humanities

Clara Copponi, French professional road-and-track cyclist who currently rides for women's road bicycle racing team FDJ–Suez. She is training to compete at Paris 2024.

James Vasina, FRANCE 24's sports reporter joins us live from banks of the Seine in Paris, where the opening ceremony will take place next year.

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