Tony Estanguet, President of the Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cojop) arrives to deliver a speech during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on 26 July 2024.(Loic Venance/AFP)
Paris 2024 Olympics chief Tony Estanguet on Saturday
confirmed an investigation was under way into his salary as president of the
organising committee.
“I confirm there has been an ongoing investigation by
the financial prosecutor’s office since a few months,” Estanguet said.
“I don’t have any other comment other than saying my
pay was decided in 2018 and I was not in the room when the decision was
made.”
French media had widely reported the investigation last
February but Paris 2024 organisers had declined to confirm the information,
only expressing their “surprise”.
In 2018, Paris 2024 said Estanguet was awarded 270 000 euros
($290 000) annual remuneration and Paris 2024 deputy CEO Michael Aloisio said
that contrary to media reports no cap was imposed by law.
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“We wish to remind people that the Organising Committee
President’s remuneration is subject to a strict framework,” a statement
released in February by Paris 2024 said.
“The remuneration of the President of the Organising
Committee is very strictly regulated.”
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