With 100 days to go, Parisians grumble about the Games

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PARIS: With 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics kick off, many locals grumble that it will mostly be an inconvenience. Maybe it's a stereotype-come-true of the grumpy French. Or the fac

A runner passes the countdown clock, near the Eiffel Tower as it shows 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony. Maybe it's a stereotype-come-true of the grumpy French. Or the fact that the city has been busy for months with building and road renovations ahead of the Games, clogging traffic. Or it's still too far away.

And with the countdown switching to 100 days, many in Paris said they would leave the city, if they could, or work from home, staying away from the sporting events. "I'm very worried," she said."When we see how messy daily life already is in Paris, with all these additional people coming for the Olympics, it will be hell."

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