French Sports Minister and former tennis player Amelie Oudea-Caster did not hide her emotions during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.
She kissed French President Emmanuel Macron on the neck, causing quite a stir.
Photos of Amélie Oudea-Castera embracing the president have sparked heated debate, The Telegraph reports.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal looked the other way as the 46-year-old athlete hugged the president.
Oudea-Castera, in an emotional moment after the opening ceremony of the Olympics, found herself in the arms of the president, which caused controversy in the media and on the Internet.
Sources called the kiss between the minister and the president curious.
French media reported that after the opening ceremony of the Games, tension gave way to euphoria.
The sports minister and the French president kissed in a fit of joy, causing quite a stir.