And the Belgian IOC member added that what had most impressed him and his fellow Coordination Commission members during their virtual consultation was the legacy that was being prepared by Paris 2024 above and beyond the delivery of the Games themselves.

Meanwhile Tony Estanguet, the Paris 2024 President, revealed that extra hotel rooms have been secured in case the current hold-up in the construction of the Media Village cannot be resolved.

Part of the environmental authorisation for the Media Village construction was suspended by the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal in April.

Michel Cadot, interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, told French newspaper L'Équipe this week that a decision is expected in the summer on whether construction can continue.

"We are still in the administrative process to get the approval to continue construction, and this process should receive an approval or not at the end of June probably," Estanguet said.

"So the consequence for Paris 2024 is quite clear.

"On one side if we continue we will used those accommodation opportunities for the media.

"If we have to re-adapt the project we will have to do so by using the hotel opportunities around.

"And the good news is that we have secured more rooms of hotel accommodation than we identified in the Bid Process, so now more than 45,000 rooms are already secured at the same level of price that we wanted.

"There is no big impact in one way or the other, but the legacy won’t be the same.  

"So it’s more for the big authorities that really wanted this project to make sure that the legacy for the population will be there.

"But from an operational view for Paris 2024 we are able to adapt in whatever the scenario will be."

Estanguet added that an ongoing problem in the same area for the shooting competition venue had been fully resolved.

Beckers-Vieujant was enthusiastic and positive about the fruits of the day's discussions.

"We had a full opportunity to review the state of preparation at this stage and I can reveal that at this point, in what is a complex and very difficult environment, the pandemic, for Paris 2024 to work and organise around, Paris is on track.

"Paris is where we expected it to be, and is confirming its commitments, actually it has demonstrated today that it is strengthening a number of its commitments on various aspects of its projects.

"What has impressed us today I would say more than anything else is that what we are facing here is not a project about the organisation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"This is much more than that.

"It is a project that started when Paris received the Games and which will last long after the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"The project is really about contributing to transform society in all its aspects through sport and trying to make the population in France and to try and inspire other populations to be more healthy, physically and mentally.

"But it is also about, I would say incredibly strongly about using the Olympic values to help and contribute to rebuild a world that is going to show more friendship and solidarity.

"It is so needed now..."

"In all of its aspects Paris is where we want it to be," continued Beckers-Vieujant.

"It is committing to its budget discipline, continuing to look for the efficiencies, so it will be a responsible campaign.

"And at the same time every aspect around the Games is amazing us so far in regard to the innovative capabilities that Paris 2024 will deliver.

"So it was really with great enthusiasm that we concluded the meeting today."

On the topic of the Games construction programme, Beckers-Vieujant added that the Coordination Commission has "absolute comfort" projects are on schedule. 

"There we had a complete presentation from the CEO of Solideo, Nicolas Ferrand, and he gave us absolute comfort that they are on track, that they are where they told us they would be after three years.

"They showed us that the constructions are largely in place, and that they should be delivering the various buildings and infrastructure as planned, depending on the locations, between the end of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024.

"Obviously these are top priorities for us because if you start suffering delays there… but of course, even though these are structural priorities to make the Games happen, what is very important for us at the IOC is that Paris demonstrates that the Olympic Games can have a role far beyond the organisation of three weeks of sport.

"And that is the commitment of Paris 2024."