Euro 2016 chief makes tournament pledge after Paris attacks

Uefa Euro 2016 organising committee president Jacques Lambert has pledged that France will not be forced to cancel its staging of the national team football tournament in the wake of the attacks in Paris, while International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said the capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games will not be affected by the events that unfolded on Friday evening.

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