Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris Olympic Organising Committee © ANSA / ANDRE PAIN / POOL

Olympic Organising Committee boss confirms investigation into his salary

The head of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, Tony Estanguet, confirmed for the first time on Saturday an investigation by financial authorities into his salary that had been rumored for months.

July 27, 2024

From: apa/sn

However, the former canoeist did not provide any details on Saturday. According to information from 2018, his annual salary is 270.000 euros.

According to media reports, this was only possible by setting up a company specifically to pay Estanguet in order to circumvent restrictions for employees of non-profit organizations of a maximum of 10.300 euros per month. "I confirm that an investigation by the Financial Prosecutor's Office has been underway for several months. I will not make any further comments except that a decision was made about my salary in 2018 and I was not in the room when the decision was made," said Estanguet.