A Paris 2024 Olympics ambassador, a former French basketball participant, has stepped down from her place following an argument sparked by a social media publish relating to the state of affairs in Gaza.
Following an pressing assembly of the Paris 2024 board and basic meeting, Emilie Gomis submitted her resignation, as confirmed by Paris Olympics organizers.
Days after the assaults carried out by Hamas in Israel on Oct. 7, Gomis briefly posted a message on her Instagram account depicting maps of France from 1947, 1967 and 2023. The tricolor flag overlaying French territory was steadily changed by the Israeli flag, accompanied by the query: “What would you do in this situation?”
In a press release late Wednesday, Paris organizers revealed that Gomis had the chance to make clear her place in the course of the assembly. They said, “The members of the Board of Directors and the General Meeting were able to note that Emilie Gomis condemned the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as well as all forms of anti-Semitism and discrimination, which are contrary to her values. Emilie Gomis also shared her regrets concerning her publication and apologized.”
However, Paris organizers maintained that Gomis, who received a silver medal for France on the 2012 Olympics, was now not able to proceed her mission as a result of her social media publish “contravened her duty of neutrality.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
