Today we celebrate Virginie Babinet, CEO of Travel Insurance and Assistance at Europ Assistance Group, and member of the Group Management Committee. Virginie, a lifelong lover of sports, was honored with the opportunity to carry the Olympic flame on Bastille Day, the 14th of July, starting in front of France's National Assembly. This privilege recognizes her contributions as a leader in Europ Assistance's effort to set up vaccination centers in Paris's Stade de France and La Défense Arena in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. These centers resulted in the successful administration of over 150,000 vaccine shots during the pandemic. Sports have been a powerful driver in Virginie’s life, and have in particular helped her recover from her two past battles with cancer. Today, Virginie also a committed sponsor of our ThinkAbility program, through which Europ Assistance supports 13 para-athletes from around the world. #ThinkAbility #YouLiveWeCare Thomas LESCOT Florence Jean
Carrying the Olympic flame : I made it Sport has always been a driving force in my life, so when I was told this week that I was going to have the honor of carrying the Olympic flame in Paris for the Paris 2024 Olympics, what joy it was! What emotion! Sport is the symbol of Life for me, especially when I learned of my first cancer, my first positive thought was to dream of the first triathlon (a sport I practice as an amateur) that I could do after the battle. It will be 2 years later and precisely in Paris in the Seine and with an arrival at the Eiffel Tower. Quite a symbol! Sport is 25% less recurrence for cancers, so do Sport at your level and with your means as soon as you can! So when I received the fire this morning in this magnificent place that is the National Assembly, what a symbol and what emotion, I had tears in my eyes! My father taught me to love sport from my earliest childhood, both by practicing it and by being passionate about all competitions. My first memory of the games is in 1976 with Nadia Comaneci's 10 and then only memories for each Olympiad, difficult to choose, gold judo with Angelo Parisi in 1980, Pierre Quinon on the pole in 1984, Jean François Lamour in gold at the saber in 1988, 1992 the beginning of the epic in handball with the Bargeots, 1996 in Atlanta of course Marie José Perec and her 200 - 400 double, 2000 or the first of the 3 crowns of Tony Estanguet, 2004 in Athens Laure Manaudou imposes herself, 2008 our handballers have the gold medal with a young Nicolas Karabatic, 2012 London (not yet Paris this time) where I will have the privilege of going 3 times and seeing the hand again on the roof of the world and what happiness also our 4x100 relay in swimming, 2016 Renaud Lavillenie but also Teddy Riner of course, 2021 the French raid both male and female in team sport and now Paris where I will have the chance to support our French both at the Olympics and the Paralympics! The Games in Paris, I have been dreaming of it since 2008 and I mobilized again from the candidacy for 2024 by running, cycling in Paris as soon as it was a question of showing the enthusiasm of the Parisians and carrying the flame was obvious to me working at Europ Assistance in addition to 500 of one of the most beautiful sports venues in the world, the Stade de France where I was able to actively participate in the setting up of the vaccination centers in 2021. And as Pierre de Coubertin said, the important thing in the Games is to participate and so I was delighted to participate in the Flame relay, carrying the Flame will remain a great moment of emotion in an extremely symbolic place for our country and in addition on July 14th! I don't realize it yet but the photos and videos are there to show me that all this was very real ....thank you to the #Flamerelayteam for allowing me this! This is my small contribution to #paris2024 Olympics Games
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