And French authorities are determined to make sure their language remains one of the official languages of the Olympic Games. Photo: AFPThe Local · 11 Aug 2016, 13:09Published: 11 Aug 2016 13:09 GMT+02:00The French language will remain a staple part of the Olympic Games, and it's no easy task. So does French really still have a place at the Olympic Games? And as for the live broadcasts, many countries will have their own native-speaking correspondents on the microphone anyway, talking over the often lengthy announcements in French, English, and Portuguese. 'It's a struggle each time'He told the New York Times that he saw the job as "being the flag-bearer of the 300 million people around the world who speak French".

Source: The Local August 11, 2016 12:56 UTC