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REPORT

Without forgetting their performances, the courage
of the thousands finishers, the engagement of the
many volunteers, it seemed important to us to tell
the story of the backstages of this event which will
remain forever an edition like no other.
The tragedy which touched France on July 14th
2016 in Nice was a huge trauma for France and the
citizens of Nice. Yves Cordier, IM France manager,
will never forget the hundreds of phone calls he
received that night from close friends and family
who were worried about his silence. «That night, I was
tired. It was quite cold and very windy and we decided to
stay home. I went to bed early before the firework around
10:30pm and I didn’t hear anything. Around 1:30am, I
woke up and saw my phone. A lot of people tried to call
me and they were all very worried that I didn’t answer...»

The days that followed were synonymous of sadness,
horror, feeling of injustice, broken families... How
could the Prom’ recover from such a tragedy? How
could the sun shine again on that famous Avenue?
Would it be a lack of respect to keep celebrating joy

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