Paris-2024 Olympics: up to 600,000 spectators planned for the opening ceremony

Published on: 25/10/2022 – 19:41 Some 40,000 security forces will be deployed for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which will be able to accommodate up to 600,000 spectators, the Minister of Health announced on Tuesday. Interior Gerald Darmanin. A launch with great fanfare. The Minister of the Interior announced on Tuesday, October 25, that up to 600,000 spectators could attend the opening ceremony of the Paris-2024 Olympic Games, which will take place on the Seine. The lower quays of the Seine will be accessible to “100,000” paying spectators, the high platforms will be free to “500,000 people”, detailed Gérald Darmanin. He specified that a “compulsory free ticket office” would be put in place to control the number of spectators on the high quays and distribute them along the Seine. Heard by the Senate’s Culture and Laws Committees, Gérald Darmanin added that the opening ceremony alone would mobilize “35,000” internal security forces, on July 26, 2024. The organizer, he continued, “must also guarantee 3,000 private security agents” for the ceremony and the city de Paris has a target of “3,000 recruitments” by 2024. Overall, for the duration of the Olympic Games, Gérald Darmanin explained that security will be provided by “on average 30,000 police and gendarmes per day”. only Île-de-France, between “12,000 to 45,000 internal security forces” will be necessary “depending on the day”, during the duration of the tests from July 26 to August 11. 06:05 Budget JO 2024 © F24 Canceled events The Minister of the Interior repeated that during this period there would be “no holidays” for the staff of the Ministry of the Interior. “It applies to all levels,” he said. He warned that cultural and sporting events would be “cancelled or postponed” during the Games, such as the Tour de France or the Lille clearance sale, scheduled during the period. Paralympic Games (August 28-September 8). “We’re not going to cancel all the events,” he said. He also warned that there would be “no beach CRS that year”. The Minister of the Interior also announced that the areas of competence between the police and the gendarmerie will be abolished during the Olympics . Gérald Darmanin reaffirmed that 25,000 private security agents would also be needed to complete the game security system. He mentioned the Rugby World Cup in 2023 which will constitute “a dress rehearsal” for the Olympic Games, and will require “7,000 police and gendarmes a day”. With AFP