Power group EDF becomes corporate sponsor for 2024 Paris Olympics

[November 19, 2019]    PARIS (Reuters) - French state-controlled power group EDF said on Tuesday it had become an official partner for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

A logo of French electric company EDF is seen at an office building in La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

Earlier this week, Airbnb struck a sponsorship deal with the Olympics, although the move was criticized by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, due to concerns over the negative impact Airbnb might have on the capital's housing market.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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