Paris turns into giant (and festive) Olympic park

Video. Paris turns into giant (and festive) Olympic park

The French capital transformed itself into a giant Olympic park on Friday as part of its final push to win the rights to host the 2024 Games.

The French capital transformed itself into a giant Olympic park on Friday as part of its final push to win the rights to host the 2024 Games.

A diver plunged into the river Seine while the mayor of Paris and scores of people took to the river in kayaks just outside Notre Dame cathedral.