Why do olympic announcers speak french




















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Cultural and Global Services Get guidance beyond translation and interpretation for taking on complex cultural and global initiatives. And it is claimed that the first modern Olympics was held in at the English town of Much Wenlock. To have French translation especially before English in the London games merely out of some sort of misguided international courtesy is idiotic.

And it not just the opening ceremony — we have French translation at most events. Yet is by no means consistent — for instance, there are no French translation announcements in the Olympic Boxing arena. Another view I have is that the IOC should give Japan the Olympics again so the people of Japan could enjoy them and move the rest of the host cities back 4years and give them more time to prepare.

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, which represents 80 French-speaking countries, has a whole slew of people who monitor the use of French at the Olympics, or lack thereof, and report back their findings. We have 3, athletes and a lot of people in the public from Francophone countries. But isn't there an app or 10 for that? Sure, but that's not the point. The OIF's chief goal is promotion of the French language, and their members do not take that job lightly. OIF isn't just silently observing the games, either.

Per the press release, the group has recruited more than 1, French-speaking Korean volunteer translators to assist Francophones at Olympic venues, so if you remember your high school French and need to know which W.



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