Hollande 'in favour' of Paris bid for 2024 Olympics

French President Francois Hollande has said he was in favour of Paris making a bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games and the 2025 World expo.

"I am in favour of the city of Paris, if it decides, to put in a bid for the Olympic Games of 2024 ... For Paris, capital of France, capital of culture, it's very important," said Hollande during a prime-time television interview yesterday.