French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel had one wish for Team Philippines heading to her home country for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics later this month: to feel at home in France.
From left: Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard Bachmann, SM Supermalls SVP for marketing Joaquin San Agustin, H.E. Ambassador Marie Fontanel, Decathlon Philippines CEO Hathaipat Theintangpiriya, and Philippine Paralympic Committee secretary-general Goody Custodio during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the event on Saturday afternoon.
“I hope they will feel at home the way I do feel at home in your country in the Philippines,” she said of what she wishes for Team Philippines in France. There, Fontanel’s office helped bring a taste of France to mall goers with market stalls featuring French cuisine and products. They also brought Olympic sports to the helm with stations where Filipinos can try various activities like basketball, badminton, cycling, archery, and table tennis.
“So I think they have tried to combine our patrimony, the beauty of the city, the beauty of the culture and the competitions, so that's one aspect of trying to combine sports and culture,” she added. Before becoming ambassador to the Philippines and Micronesia, Fontanel was a former adviser to French president Emmanuel Macron on solidarity, health, and gender. She also served as ambassador, permanent representative of France to the Council of Europe from 2020 to 2023 in Strasbourg.
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