Access to gymnasiums in Paris, initially limited to school activities and professional athletes, was finally extended to minors in amateur clubs as part of the restrictive measures taken in the face of the upsurge in Covid-19.
The police prefect, Didier Lallement, therefore aligns himself with the decision of the Ministry of Sports to recommend the opening of gymnasiums for minors who practice in clubs and associations.
This measure applies from this Saturday and at least until Friday 9 October inclusive.
In a decree published Friday evening, the PP had initially decided that
"sports clubs, sports halls and gymnasiums
(would) be
closed, except for school and extracurricular activities, and for the training of professional and high-level athletes. "
.
This turnaround should relieve amateur sport, which since the start of the school year has been feverishly resuming after the long shutdown due to confinement, followed by a timid recovery just before the summer holidays.
The general manager of the federation of sports clubs, Denis Lafoux, had spoken of "panic" and "blow of bamboo for some of our clubs".
The deputy mayor of Paris in charge of sports, Pierre Rabaudan, was delighted on Twitter about this decision.
"For adults we are continuing discussions," with the police headquarters, he said.
Paris, like ten other cities (Lille, Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Rouen, Grenoble, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lyon and Nice), was placed Wednesday evening in a reinforced alert zone, which includes a battery of health measures including bars close at 10 p.m. maximum from Monday.