The City of Lights is working hard to prepare for the Olympic Games

For a world reeling from war, catastrophe, climate change and economic hardship, it simply can’t come soon enough.

It’s the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth, an extravaganza of excellence that helps us forget our woes for two shining weeks and marvel in the wonder of it all.

In three months the Paris Olympics will kick off – and after the delayed, Covid-altered 2020 Tokyo Games where athletes competed in near-empty stadiums the super-event will be a welcome return to normality.