Francois Hollande hopes France can host 2024 Olympics

French President Francois Hollande believes the experience of hosting Euro 2016 will help persuade Olympic bosses that Paris can stage a safe Games in 2024, RTE  writes.

“Every city, region and country is threatened by terrorism - nobody should believe they are completely safe. We have to fight against it and by 2024 I hope we've won the fight. But we have learned to defend ourselves during major events - that's what happened at Euro 2016. They lasted for over a month and we didn't have a single attack. We think we are in a better position to host a major event now, and if I could give any advice to a country bidding to host something it would be that you need to ensure security,” the French President said.