The gauge of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris is "
being refined
", explained Wednesday the Minister of Sports and the Olympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra on
Franceinfo
.
Asked about the figure of 600,000 places, including 500,000 free on the upper quays of the Seine, Ms. Oudéa-Castéra replied: “
it is being refined
”.
“
Work is continuing with the police headquarters, (the Minister of the Interior) Gérald Darmanin, and the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, to properly stall what we are going to do on the part of the high quays, but there will be in any case, several hundred thousand people who will be able to benefit from this parade of athletes along the 6 kilometers of the Seine
,” she said.
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The minister clarified in passing that the artistic director of the ceremony, Thomas Jolly, was going to “
present elements of his work to the IOC
”, and that this would allow “
then to refine the safer dimension
”.
Since last fall, several sources, both police and politicians, have explained to AFP behind the scenes that the figure of 500,000 was being debated and would be revised downwards given the complexity of securing this unprecedented outdoor event. and at the edge of a river.
"
All of this will be clarified by Laurent Nunez
", the Paris police chief, said the Minister of Sports on Wednesday.
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Discussions between all the players with the prospect of a strike during the Olympics
On transport - another crucial subject - and the prospect of a strike during the Olympics, she assured that she had "
the ability to anticipate so that things go smoothly
" within the operators, due to the dialogue with the presidents of RATP, SNCF and the Minister of Transport.
On the question of the presence of the Russians at the Olympics, she reiterated that the decision was "
to come
".
The only certainty for the moment: “
Russian athletes who have supported the war from near or far, who are more or less affiliated with the Russian army, will not have their place in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris”
.
Asked about Ramadan in football in France, the Minister of Sports also considered that “
it had
” rather not badly happened so far“
, and judged
”that the current framework of the practice of football allows (was ) in a pragmatic way for everyone to live their religion".
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