France’s Olympic gamble

Al Jazeera - People & Power

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are seen by many in France as an international triumph and a showcase for the country.

But people have lost their homes, neighbourhoods and parks to construction, and many unhoused migrants are being bussed out to more rural areas, while surveillance techniques put in place for Olympics security threaten civil liberties.

(Field producer)

State of Play

Global Reporting Centre

The Olympics are meant to welcome the world, but who are they really for? Meet the people who are moved out, pushed out, and priced out in the name of sports. Host Andie Crossan brings you to Paris, Vancouver, and Los Angeles on a surprising journey into the long shadows cast by the Olympic torch.

(Paris journalist)