Paris, the Capital of Sports through the lens of AFP photographers

Conceived by Stefano Rellandini, Deputy Photo Editor for France, AFP presents an exceptional photo series featuring French athletes posing at iconic sites in Paris and Versailles.

In the run-up to the Olympic Games, AFP unveils a collection of 25 portraits of athletes, most of whom are set to compete in the Paris Games. The striking images showcase the athletes at some of the capital's most renowned locations, including the National Library of France, the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, the Sainte-Chapelle, the Apollo Basin, as well as the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.

"The idea was to take them out of the stadium and on a tour of Paris's iconic sites," explained Joël Saget, one of the three AFP photographers who collaborated on the project with Stefano Rellandini and AFP Sports photographer, Franck Fife.