Paris 2024 Olympics: Contingency plans for opening ceremony over security concerns set says French President Emmanuel Macron
1 year ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Contingency plans for opening ceremony over security concerns set says French President Emmanuel Macron

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris 2024 organisers have contingency plans for the Olympics opening ceremony and that the event could be moved from the River Seine in case of a major security alert. “Given we’re professionals, there obviously is a Plan B, Plan C, etcetera,” Macron said on Wednesday when asked if heightened security across Europe over tensions in the Middle East could thwart plans to hold the ceremony as planned. “There is no single fallback plan, but rather a variety of adaptation measures - what we call in our jargon contingency plans - which are not intended to be public in any other way,” Paris 2024 said in a statement to Reuters. “We have contingency plans for all identified risk scenarios: heatwaves, cyber attacks, and the ceremony is no exception.” France expects up to 600,000 visitors when 160 boats are due to set off on July 26 from the Pont d’Austerlitz in central Paris for a 6-km journey to the Pont d’Iena.

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Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways

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Slate  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Olympics opening ceremony saw no major reported issues, French official says
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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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The Independent  

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Why the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be like nothing the Olympics has seen before
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Why the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be like nothing the Olympics has seen before

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Paris 2024: Travel chaos hits Olympic opening ceremony as hotel rates and air fares tumble
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The Independent  

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Paris Olympics in 2024 to be from July 26 to August 11
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Daily Mail  

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What we know so far about the attack on France’s rail network ahead of Olympics opening

LA Times  

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The Independent  

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How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
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How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

Associated Press  

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Unique Olympics opening ceremony keeps Paris on high alert over security
4 months, 4 weeks ago

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LA Times  

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All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony

Al Jazeera  

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The Hindu  

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France insists Israel's athletes are welcome at Paris 2024 Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

France insists Israel's athletes are welcome at Paris 2024 Olympics

China Daily  

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Paris Olympics: What to watch for
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Paris Olympics: What to watch for

NPR  

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Russian man among those arrested in suspected plots targeting Paris Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russian man among those arrested in suspected plots targeting Paris Olympics

LA Times  

A police officer sets up fencing at the security perimeter of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Sunday. French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, arresting a Russian man in one of them, officials said Wednesday, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris. Paris prosecutors said Wednesday that they had …

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, sports, venues, dates
5 months ago

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, sports, venues, dates

Al Jazeera  

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Police and military secure the city ahead of the Olympic Games
5 months ago

Police and military secure the city ahead of the Olympic Games

Associated Press  

The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open. A cyclist argues with police officers near Le Louvre museum at the security perimeter set up for the Olympic Games, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Paris. A woman speaks to a police officer at the security perimeter …

With AI, jets and police squadrons, Paris is securing the Olympics — and worrying critics
5 months ago

With AI, jets and police squadrons, Paris is securing the Olympics — and worrying critics

Associated Press  

PARIS — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “ the safest place in the world " when the Games open this Friday. Olympic organizers also have cyberattack concerns, while rights campaigners and Games critics are worried about Paris’ use of AI-equipped surveillance technology and the broad scope and scale of …

Paris Olympics 2024: Key issues – Israel, Russia, Seine, hijab ban, workers
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Key issues – Israel, Russia, Seine, hijab ban, workers

Al Jazeera  

As Paris gets closer to hosting its third Olympics, Al Jazeera looks at the five biggest talking points. In September, then-French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera announced that the country’s athletes would not be allowed to wear hijabs during the Olympics to respect principles of secularism and to ensure “absolute neutrality in public services”. IOC President Thomas Bach, when asked in …

Paris mayor vows to swim in River Seine next week despite pollution concerns ahead of Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris mayor vows to swim in River Seine next week despite pollution concerns ahead of Olympics

CNN  

CNN — The mayor of Paris told French radio on Wednesday that she would swim in the city’s River Seine next week, in a bid to show its suitability for the Olympics despite ongoing cleanliness concerns. Mayor Anne Hidalgo told France Inter radio that she would “dive in next week” and the water would be “depolluted, that’s for sure.” Olympic …

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: 10 unusual things to do in Paris
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: 10 unusual things to do in Paris

Hindustan Times  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first torch carrier in France as relay heads to Marseille
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first torch carrier in France as relay heads to Marseille

The Hindu  

French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille’s Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city’s Old Port. The ship sailed into Marseille’s old port with the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, echoing from the embankment and …

Despite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on track
8 months ago

Despite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on track

Associated Press  

PARIS — As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large over the milestone celebrations on Wednesday. “We are heavily working on Plan A which remains the central scenario and the very, very dominant scenario,” France’s Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said. She added, enthusiastically …

Macron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons
8 months, 1 week ago

Macron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons

Associated Press  

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the country’s national stadium if the security threat is deemed too high. To limit security risks, Macron said organizers could decide to shorten the itinerary of the parade on the Seine, and even to “repatriate the …

Paris won’t allow tourists free access to the Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine River
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris won’t allow tourists free access to the Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine River

Associated Press  

PARIS — Tourists won’t be allowed to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the Seine River for free, the French government announced Tuesday, as it grapples with security concerns about the unprecedented open-air event. On Tuesday, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that 104,000 of them will be paying ticket holders with spots along the lower riverbanks, with …

Paris 2024 CEO Etienne Thobois on corruption claims, Olympic security and delivering legacy: ‘We walk the talk’
10 months ago

Paris 2024 CEO Etienne Thobois on corruption claims, Olympic security and delivering legacy: ‘We walk the talk’

The Independent  

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Paris 2024: France downsizes opening ceremony crowd to around 300,000 spectators
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: France downsizes opening ceremony crowd to around 300,000 spectators

The Hindu  

French Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that some 300,000 spectators will be able to attend the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics, about half the size of what was originally planned. The giant show on the River Seine on July 26 will mark the first time that an opening ceremony is held outside of a usual stadium setting. Voting …

France downsizes Paris 2024 opening ceremony crowd to around 300,000 spectators
10 months, 3 weeks ago

France downsizes Paris 2024 opening ceremony crowd to around 300,000 spectators

Associated Press  

PARIS — French Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that some 300,000 spectators will be able to attend the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics, about half the size of what was originally planned. The giant show on the River Seine on July 26 will mark the first time that an opening ceremony is held outside of a usual stadium …

Watch: How is Paris preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: How is Paris preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics?

The Hindu  

With just six months to go until the start of the Paris Olympics, the clock is ticking for the organising committee. Political bickering, ongoing grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to everyday life are souring the mood in the build-up to the Paris Olympics this July -- something organisers blame on typical French pessimism. Many Parisians were dismayed in December …

2024 Olympics’ bold opening ceremony plan is a go: A boat parade through Paris
11 months, 1 week ago

2024 Olympics’ bold opening ceremony plan is a go: A boat parade through Paris

New York Times  

PARIS — Tony Estanguet is one of the great French Olympians of all time, a canoeist who is the country’s first athlete to have won gold at three different Games. “I remember very well all four, but for me, very strongly the first one, when I entered in Sydney in the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony for my first …

France’s Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris’ huge Olympic opening show
1 year ago

France’s Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris’ huge Olympic opening show

Associated Press  

LE PECQ, France — The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine to launch the Olympic Games could be moved if France is hit again in the run-up by extremist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “We are preparing an opening ceremony that is unique, which I hope will make the French very …

Paris transport ‘will not be ready’ for 2024 Olympics: Mayor
1 year, 1 month ago

Paris transport ‘will not be ready’ for 2024 Olympics: Mayor

Al Jazeera  

Mayor Anne Hidalgo says Paris will not have enough trains, and progress also needs to be made on the issue of homelessness. “There will be places where transport will not be ready because there will not be enough trains and not frequently enough,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo told the Quotidien talk show on TMC TV on Wednesday evening. La maire de …

Paris holds trial of groundbreaking opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics - the first time the Games gala won't be held in a stadium
1 year, 4 months ago

Paris holds trial of groundbreaking opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics - the first time the Games gala won't be held in a stadium

Daily Mail  

Around 50 boats of all shapes, sizes and colours took part in a practice run of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics on the river Seine - almost exactly a year out from the groundbreaking event. For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the opening ceremony won't be taking place inside a stadium. A visualisation of …

Opinion: Will the Olympic Games be as costly for L.A. as they are for Paris?
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: Will the Olympic Games be as costly for L.A. as they are for Paris?

LA Times  

A mural depicting a version of the L.A. 2028 Summer Games logo at the Delano Recreation Center in Van Nuys in 2020. Back in 2017, when the International Olympic Committee simultaneously handed the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games to France and the U.S., IOC President Thomas Bach vowed that the scheme would be “a ‘win-win-win’ situation for the city of …

Paris Olympics organiser sees ‘difficult’ year ahead
1 year, 5 months ago

Paris Olympics organiser sees ‘difficult’ year ahead

The Hindu  

The chief organiser of the Paris Olympics Tony Estanguet admitted on Tuesday that the 12 months until the opening ceremony would be “difficult”. “But we have to stay calm,” he said at a press conference in Paris as the one-year--to-go date of July 26 approaches fast. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday he was sure the Paris …

Paris 2024 organisers keep close eye on Europe’s heatwave
1 year, 5 months ago

Paris 2024 organisers keep close eye on Europe’s heatwave

The Hindu  

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are paying close attention to long-term weather models, Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet said on Tuesday, as swathes of Europe baked again in near-record temperatures. “We are remaining very, very vigilant on temperature forecasts,” Estanguet, a three-time Olympic Champion and President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee said without giving further details. The …

The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe
1 year, 5 months ago

The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — What was shaping up as a regular workday turned out to be anything but for the organizers of France’s first summer Olympic Games in a century. We’ll be inspected intensely, criticized hugely.” In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the Paris 2024 president vigorously defended colleagues whose homes also were searched. Paris 2024 Olympics Organizing Committee …

Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandal
1 year, 6 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandal

Associated Press  

PARIS — French police searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to prosecutors, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The prosecutor’s office said that case targets suspected conflict of interest and favoritism involving several contracts reached by the organizing committee and Solideo, …

Paris 2024 Olympics to feature 10,000 torchbearers
1 year, 6 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics to feature 10,000 torchbearers

China Daily  

The opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, will feature the conclusion of a procession of the Olympic flame that will involve 10,000 torchbearers. The Games, which will also be known as Paris 2024, will be held in July and August next year and feature an opening ceremony concentrated on and around the River Seine that runs …

President of France’s Olympic Committee resigns with a year to go before Paris Games
1 year, 6 months ago

President of France’s Olympic Committee resigns with a year to go before Paris Games

LA Times  

The president of France’s Olympic Committee resigned unexpectedly Thursday, the latest leadership shakeup in French sports with just a year to go before the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. With the Paris Games less than 430 days away, the sudden void at the top of French Olympic sports will be temporarily filled by the Olympic committee’s secretary-general, Astrid Guyart. As …

France under pressure over disabled rights as Olympics loom
1 year, 7 months ago

France under pressure over disabled rights as Olympics loom

Associated Press  

PARIS — Pascale Ribes and other campaigners for the rights of people with disabilities in France have an invite to meet the French president Wednesday. Ribes warns that instead of showcasing France, the 2024 Olympics risk highlighting the country’s failings unless there’s quick action to make the Paris Games and the host country more mindful of the needs and rights …

Olympic flame to take seaborne journey to 2024 Paris Games
1 year, 10 months ago

Olympic flame to take seaborne journey to 2024 Paris Games

Associated Press  

MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic flame alighting the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-mast tall ship in the French port of Marseille. Paris organizers announced the flame’s journey on Friday at City Hall in Marseille, a former …

Paris 2024 gets Macron’s support for huge opening ceremony
2 years, 4 months ago

Paris 2024 gets Macron’s support for huge opening ceremony

Associated Press  

PARIS — Organizers of the Paris Olympics marked the two-years-to-go milestone to the 2024 games by unveiling the official slogan — “Games Wide Open” — on Monday and said they got fresh backing from French President Emmanuel Macron for their planned giant opening ceremony along the Seine River. Macron held talks in Paris with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach …

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