Fan zone erupts after French swimmer Leon Marchand's gold for France

(28 Jul 2024)
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Paris, France - 28 July 2024
1. Various of crowds in fan zone at Hotel de Ville in Paris reacting to Leon Marchand winning gold in the men's 400m individual medley
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jules Modolo, Paris resident:
"We are on the fan zone, we love it and it's a beautiful time. Everyone's screaming, everyone is happy for France and we love it."
3. Various of crowd cheering
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Manon Gatignon, Paris resident:
"We were waiting for this medal but having the gold, that's just amazing so huge surprise, big night. That's awesome."
5. Various of crowds in fan zone before event
6. Mid of Javier Vera, visiting from Mexico for Olympics, watching screen
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Javier Vera, visitor from Mexico:
"I think it's a great place to have a fan zone, so I think they also other fan zones around Paris and it's a very good way to take advantage of the beautiful city so it's a great way to host an Olympic venue."
8. Various of Nam Chau, Italian from Verona who lives in Paris
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nam Chau, Paris resident:
"It's really amazing to see these monuments and everything be used for such a sports event. France is great at that, I mean they have many monuments they can use but also they try to put a value on it and use it in other ways."
10. Various of Hotel de Ville, venue of fan zone
STORYLINE:
A fan zone set up in Paris erupted into loud cheers as France’s Leon Marchand won gold with a dominating victory in the men’s 400-meter individual medley on Sunday night.
As Marchand took an unassailable lead in the race, the watching crowds grew louder, chanting his name and applauding.
“It's a beautiful time. Everyone's screaming, everyone is happy for France and we love it,” said Paris resident Jules Modolo who has been visiting the fan zone each day throughout the start of the Games.
For local Manon Gatignon, a medal for Marchand was expected, but the gold was still a “huge surprise.”
And the venue itself has admirers.
The imposing-looking City Hall in the French capital has a massive façade stretching high and wide and a large fan area has been set up with two large screens for viewing the Olympic events.
“It’s a very good way to take advantage of the beautiful city,” said Javier Vera, visiting from Mexico for the Games.
Paris expat from Verona, Nam Chau, echoed the sentiments, adding that while France has many monuments, “they try to put a value on it and use it in other ways.”
AP video shot by Tian Macleod Ji
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