It  follows the first meeting of what organisers claim is biggest-ever public engagement initiative in Olympic bid history.

Around 200 youngsters from across France aged between 15 and 25 attended the inaugural meeting.

They discussed areas spanning the three broad themes of sport and society, economic and regional development and Games celebration and engagement.

Many more such meetings are expected to be held over coming weeks and months, involving older, as well as younger people.

As many as 100 ideas could ultimately be considered for inclusion in the bid.

''This initiative is the result of learning from the previous bids and also defining the best strategy to win,'' said Estanguet, a three-time Olympic slalom canoeing champion, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission.

''From the beginning, we have been concerned by the engagement, and how we can really tackle this point in the best manner.

"With this strategy, we offer the chance to everyone to have an impact on the bid.

"It's not just a yes or a no.

"We want to share the bid with people across France.''

Estanguet believes that better soliciting public opinion is vital in order to improve upon unsuccessful French Olympic bids of the past.

After hosting the 1900 and 1924 summer editions, Paris failed in bids for the 1992, 2008, and 2012 Games and Annecy was unsuccessful in its attempt to land the 2018 Winter Games.

It can also be interpreted as a way to justify not having any sort of referendum on whether to press ahead with the bid, as well as to rival the high 88 per cent public support figure enjoyed by Los Angeles, one of their three rivals along with Budapest and Rome.

Los Angeles are seen as the favourites by many observers at this stage, with the public support and their reliance on private investment rather than public funding two key strengths. 

Paris are thought to be doing well with IOC members behind the scenes, however, and French IOC member Guy Drut has been among those confidently predicting their strong current position.

Estanguet was reluctant to follow suit, claiming that he never liked to make predictions during his canoeing career, and that what matters is who is in the lead at the end of the race.

He also claimed security concerns following last November's deadly terrorist attacks in Paris were not mentioned during the meeting, although they were focused upon using the power of sport to bring about wider improvements.

“They are not in a fear position - they don’t fear about the future," Estanguet said.

“They believe more than ever that they need to be active, they have to push to make sure that France will remain this nation of freedom, and they never spoke about security or terrorist attacks but what they proposed is probably a reaction [to them].

“They believe that the values of sport and Olympism are probably a great tool for us and for our nation to live together, to welcome the world in our capital."

A final decision is due to made at the IOC Session in Lima in September 2017.