(FILES) Executive Director Impact and Legacy of the Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Marie Barsacq, attends a press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and of Paris-2024 in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on March 8, 2024, ahead of the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Marie Barsacq was appointed France's Minister for Sports, Youth and Associative Life on December 23, 2024, as France's new government was announced amid efforts to drag the country out of political crisis. The Elysee announced the composition of the cabinet of Francois Bayrou, a 73-year-old centrist who was appointed prime minister on December 13 following the fall of a short-lived conservative-led government. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)