In the space of a week, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games was the victim of two thefts of computers containing data on the event.
A bag belonging to a Paris town hall engineer was first stolen from a Gare du Nord train in Creil (Hauts-de-France) on February 26.
Then, on Friday evening, another computer where documents concerning the Olympics were stored and belonging to the general secretary of the management of the Avicenne hospital in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis), was stolen in Drancy.
Two worrying events as security is a very sensitive issue in the run-up to the event.
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Guest on France Inter this Tuesday, Tony Estanguet wanted to be reassuring about the nature of the data that may have leaked, affirming that these computers
“did not hold sensitive information.”
The president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee added:
“We must be careful not to overreact to all incidents.
The organization of the Games will mobilize thousands of people who will avoid incidents.
Sensitive information is well protected and we continue to move forward.”
The three-time Olympic champion, however, indicated that
he “does not have all the confirmation”
concerning the theft that occurred Monday in Drancy.
“What happened already last week did not contain sensitive information.”
Estanguet reassuring about the quality of the Seine
Tony Estanguet was also reassuring about the holding of open water swimming events in the Seine.
“Yes, swim in the Seine.
This was the case last year in the Test Event for half of the competitions.
Since last summer and the upcoming Games, the facilities will be of better quality with new pools and there will be triathlons.