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From left : French athlete Muriel Hurtis, France's President François Hollande, French athlete Tony Estanguet, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French judoka Teddy Riner give a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

From left : French athlete Muriel Hurtis, France's President François Hollande, French athlete Tony Estanguet, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French judoka Teddy Riner give a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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From left : French Director of Paris 2024 Olympic committee, Etienne Thobois, French athlete Muriel Hurtis, France's President François Hollande, French athlete Tony Estanguet, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French judoka Teddy Riner give a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

From left : French Director of Paris 2024 Olympic committee, Etienne Thobois, French athlete Muriel Hurtis, France's President François Hollande, French athlete Tony Estanguet, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French judoka Teddy Riner give a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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French judoka Teddy Riner speaks during a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

French judoka Teddy Riner speaks during a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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French President Francois Hollande arrives with French athlete Muriel Hurtis for a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

French President Francois Hollande arrives with French athlete Muriel Hurtis for a press conference to support the candidacy of Paris for the Olympic Games 2024, on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. / AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Olympic gold medalist and eight-time World Championship winner French judoka Teddy Riner attends a press conference in the "Club France" in Rio de Janeiro on August 4, 2016, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

Olympic gold medalist and eight-time World Championship winner French judoka Teddy Riner attends a press conference in the "Club France" in Rio de Janeiro on August 4, 2016, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)
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