Village Connect
As the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games draws near, the French Embassy, in partnership with SM Supermalls and Decathlon Philippines, launched an Olympics Sports Hub at the SM Mall of Asia to bring the excitement of Paris 2024 closer to Filipinos.
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel (third from left) led the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside SM Supermalls Executive Vice President for Marketing Joaquin San Agustin (second from left), Decathlon Philippines Chief Executive Officer Hathaipat Theintangpiriya (second from right), Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann (far left), and Philippine Paralympic Committee Secretary General Goody Custodio (far right).
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel (fourth from left), SM Supermalls Executive Vice President for Marketing Joaquin San Agustin (second from right) and Decathlon Philippines Chief Executive Officer Hathaipat Theintangpiriya (fourth from right) led the opening together with Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann (third from right), Philippine Paralympic Committee Secretary General Goody Custodio (second from left), French Embassy Cultural Attache Martin Macalintal (far right) and Society Lounge Chef Patrice Freulson (far left). Also gracing the event were Paris-bound Filipino paralympic athletes (front, from left) Jerrold Mangliwan, Ernie Gawilan, Cendy Asusano, and Angel Otom (back, third from left).
The Olympics Sports Hub, featuring various sporting activities and a French food fair, was held in celebration of Bastille Day on July 14, and in anticipation of the Paris 2024 opening on July 26, 2024.
