The official slogan, which forms a part of each city's official candidacy to host the games, will be "Made for sharing", Le Parisian newspaper revealed. The choice of English was embraced by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, got in the spirit with an English tweet on Thursday using the hashtag #sharing. And using English is a strategic move for Paris, as 80 percent of members of the International Olympics Committee (IOC) ask to read their documents in English. However, as cunning as the English slogan may seem, it's left a bitter taste in the mouths of many French people. 20 Minutes newspaper went with the headline: "Sorry Pierre de Coubertin, the slogan for Paris 2024 will be in English".

Source: The Local February 03, 2017 14:57 UTC