Demining operation.
Appeared in front of the media during a visit by the new Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castera, to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organizing Committee (Cojo), the boss of the Games wanted to reassure on the questions of security, a few days after the chaotic events at the Stade de France.
“What happened is very important and we are going to look at what is happening in the coming weeks very seriously, explains Tony Estanguet.
Safety is at the heart of our concerns, our priorities.
We got to work a long time ago.
A year ago, we signed a security protocol with the State mentioning a diagnosis of the number of police forces necessary for the organization of the Games, the role of each one between what Paris 2024 must do but also the forces of order, the Ministry of the Interior, the army,
the local police.
We know that this is a key condition for the success of the Games.
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For Estanguet, difficult to put on the same line the organization of a singular event like the final of the Champions League with that of the Olympics.
Including the famous opening ceremony, which will take place on the Seine and poses many security questions.
“We have set an immense level of ambition but we will never take any risks, continues the boss of the Cojo.
On the opening ceremony, all the decisions that have been taken so far, we have made them aware of security issues, after a year of workshops on this issue.
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In short, no worries in view of the Games?
“I deeply regret what happened at the Stade de France, but we anticipated things for a long time, nuance Estanguet.
I wouldn't want this expertise to be brushed aside.
We have anticipated things for a long time.
In 2024, we will have been working on it for more than 5 years.
We will be ready.
The golden rule is to anticipate, to coordinate.
And expertise: trust people who know how to do it.
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For him, France has recently proven its ability to organize major competitions.
"We know how to do when we anticipate things," he concludes.
Do not compare what is not comparable.
This final was an event prepared for a few months.
The Olympic Games are an exceptional system, the fruit of years and years of work.
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