2023-07-25 02:02:00
On Thursday morning the official opening of the Salzburg Festival 2023 will take place as a big ceremony in the Felsenreitschule. Nobel Prize winner Anton Zeilinger will give a speech, and Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen is also expected. Follow the events from 9.30 a.m. here in the live blog of the “Salzburger Nachrichten”!
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July 25, 2023
LVMH 6th Premium Partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-07-24 17:15:28
photo credit: Paul Peret
This Monday, the LVMH Group formalized the signing of a partnership contract with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In details, LVMH becomes Premium Partner and will highlight some of its “houses”. At this level of partnership, LVMH thus joins BPCE, EDF, Orange, Sanofi and Carrefour.
Through this new partnership with Paris 2024, LVMH presents itself as “Artisan of all victories”.
A formalization made in the presence of Bernard Arnault, CEO of the LVMH Group, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister of Sports and the Olympics, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, Antoine Arnault CEO of Berluti and Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024.
“By becoming one of the biggest contributors to the event, the world’s number one luxury brand will thus enable the Olympic Games organizing committee to almost reach its objective of 1.24 billion euros in partnership revenue” écrit challenges.fr (of which LVMH is a shareholder).
“The amount of this global agreement with the global luxury giant has not been disclosed but, according to our information, it would be around 150 million euros” add Ouest-France.fr
Chaumet will create the medals and athletes will be helped by the group. The first will be Léon Marchand!
— Paul Peret (@paul_peret) July 24, 2023
For the Minister of Sports and the Olympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, “With LVMH, the 2024 Paris Games will be even more beautiful”.
Long hoped for, this partnership has the strength of evidence. The meeting of two magics, that of Olympism & the French way of life. The celebration of know-how of excellence, audacity & creativity.
With @LVMHthe Games of @Paris2024 will be even more beautiful. pic.twitter.com/EDtFyyleNx— Amelie Oudea-Castera (@AOC1978) July 24, 2023
“This unprecedented partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will help promote France around the world. It was natural for LVMH and its Maisons to join this major international event.” explains Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH. ” The values of passion, excellence and inclusion that high-level sport promotes are those that our teams cultivate on a daily basis, guided by the constant desire to push their limits. Sport represents an infinite source of inspiration for our Houses, which will be keen to combine creative excellence and sporting performance by putting their know-how and daring at the service of this exceptional celebration. » –
credit: LVMH
As part of this partnership with Paris 2024, LVMH will therefore highlight some of its brands. The Chaumet House will notably be in charge of the design of the Olympic medals and
Paralympic medals.
The Houses of Moët Hennessy (champagnes, spirits and wines) will be included in the hospitality programs.
Sephora will be a partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, during which activations will be offered to the public, as well as during visits and stops at Group sites.
Between now and the opening ceremony, other brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior and Berluti will reveal the different aspects of their commitment to Paris 2024.
“Finally, in the dynamic of the partnership with Paris 2024, LVMH wishes to extend its societal commitment to the sports field, a vector of dreams and positive impact. » add the group. “To initiate this approach, LVMH is committed alongside the Secours populaire français, a long-standing partner, to support a very concrete initiative to provide access to sports for 1,000 children and young people aged 4 to 25, in precarious situations, providing funding for sports licenses, internships and initiation to sport”
Léon Marchand signs with LVMH
In parallel with this vast partnership, LVMH also announced the arrival of a new muse in the person of the French swimmer Leon Marchand, who recently broke Michael Phelps’ 400m medley world record. Note that the French recently signed a contract with the Omega watch brand which belongs to the Swatch group and which is also a partner of the IOC and the Olympics.
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credit: OMEGA
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Discover Vresse-sur-Semois: The Ultimate Mountain Biking Destination in Wallonia
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-07-24 14:26:00
The mayor of Vresse-sur-Semois, Arnaud Allard, would almost jump for joy. Its small town (in number of inhabitants, not in surface area) has been chosen by the Walloon government to make it one of the three “nature” sites dedicated to mountain biking, along with Liège and Vielsalm. In the jargon, this is called a “MTB trail center”, and to create it, one million euros falls into the municipal purse. It’s not nothing.
What are we talking regarding exactly? The creation of courses for mountain bikes specific to this sport, unlike the RAVeLs which are versatile. In Vresse, we will trace tracks in the woods, it is all the originality. “Single tracks”, narrow traces integrated into nature, to blend in with it. With signs, but also facilities, such as footbridges where necessary. A significant bonus for this corner of the Namur Ardennes, which within a year and a half will offer 92 km of loops, throughout its territory, including that farthest from the very busy Semois.
A reception center in Bohan
Dozens of kilometers for trail biking, in the heart of the Semois natural park, which was already a carrier label, there is something to celebrate. But the recent creation of this park is not at the origin of this subsidy, underlines the mayor. Vresse obtains it for having entered a file within the framework of the European recovery plan. And it’s bingo. The amount is very large.
Vresse will become a “spot” for well-equipped mountain bikers: the old refreshment bar and changing rooms of Bohan football (a club that no longer exists) will serve as a reception center for fans of this sport.
In total, 30 tracks will be laid out in Vresse. According to the Minister of Tourism Valérie De Bue (MR) in the press release announcing the good news, this is a promising investment in terms of economic recovery: “The creation of trail centers increases the tourist attractiveness of Wallonia and makes it possible to satisfy new audiences. The trail centers, thanks to their location but also to their diversified offer, aim in particular to attract tourists and generate overnight stays. They also participate in the development of local businesses and strengthen the positioning of Wallonia in terms of sports tourism”.
In Vresse, a town where one of the only riches is tourism, this adds to other good news: in addition to the creation of the Semois natural park, the Jambon viewpoint will be developed,
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Breaking Records: Luis Arráez’s Spectacular Offensive Production Threatens Venezuelan Hitting Record
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-07-25 01:01:09
Luis Arráez’s season continues at a great pace and with his spectacular offensive production he continues at the top of the average category thanks to his hitting ability, which threatens the top for a Venezuelan in a season in the hands of José Altuve.
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The man born in San Felipe currently projects 221 hits this season, already having 139, but knowing the takeoff he can have “La Regadera” might leave that projection behind, which would still not be enough to surpass what Altuve achieved in 2014.
“Astroboy” in the aforementioned 2014 campaign, managed to leave a great average of .341, with the Houston Astros uniform, Connecting 225 hits, setting the record for hits in a season for Venezuelan players.
Arráez is on his way to achieving the best season of his career in his first with the Miami Marlins, who have received a lot from Arráez, player they obtained in the offseason via trade from the Minnesota Twins.
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