Marcus Rooth got it started, Norway’s decathlon champion kickstarting Monday evening’s ’Parade of Champions’ in the centre of Paris shortly before 6pm local time when he walked down this unique and celebratory Olympic catwalk.
Novak Djokovic followed 24 hours after his defeat of Carlos Alcarez, the zeitgeisty French judo team took an age as they danced and grooved so long you wanted to sing ‘Away Les Bleus’, and then Rhys McClenaghan introduced an Irish flavour.
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