Paris 2024 store targeted: Anti-Olympics activists organize 'die-in' protest

A dozen activists held a 'die-in' in front of a Paris 2024 official store on Saturday (December 2) in central Paris to denounce what they say are the Games' negative social and environmental impact. Protesters lay down on the street in sports attire and pretended to be dead, holding signs with slogans critical of the event. Activists and locals have recently rallied against building a controversial judging tower for the Paris 2024 Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti, which they say would damage coral near the contest site. The candidacy of the French Alps for the 2030 Winter Games has also sparked a series of protests by environmentalists, for the damage they could cause to ecosystems and their potentially high energy usage. Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24864555/laura-kenny-olympics-team-gb-cycling-paris-return/ The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139 #paris #france #olympics #worldnews