CNN —Attendance capacity at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – will be halved due to security reasons, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday in an interview with French broadcaster France 2.
French officials had boasted for years that some 600,000 people would be able to attend the Opening Ceremony.
Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty ImagesHosting the ceremony outside a traditional stadium was central to the organizers’ vision of a more inclusive Olympic Games.
An “anti-terrorist security perimeter” will be put in place in the days leading up to the Opening Ceremony around the Seine, with public access limited, he added.
ET) – on the evening of the Opening Ceremony to prevent any disruption to the event, Darmanin added.
Persons:
Gérald Darmanin, Darmanin, Alexander, Jacques Demarthon
Organizations:
CNN, Paris, France, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Getty, Stade de France, Qatar
Locations:
Paris, AFP