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Paris Olympics 2024: Number of spectators at the opening ceremony still undecided

How many people will be able to watch the first outdoor opening ceremony of the Olympic Games next summer? The answer is still unclear, as French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin spoke of “hundreds of thousands of people” when asked that question. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games will begin at 8:24 p.m. (local time) on July 26, 2024, and last three hours, confirmed at a press conference by Tony Estanguet, the president of Paris 2024, the French government, the organizing committee As reported by Xinhua news agency, and the mayor of the French capital signed a security protocol on Tuesday. A total of 116 boats will be chartered to transport more than 10,000 athletes who will cover the six-kilometer stretch from the Pont d’Austerlitz to the Pont d’Inna, with several iconic monuments such as Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower as the backdrop. Will work in

Around 100,000 tickets will be sold with prices up to 2,700 euros for exclusive riverside status. Those who wish to watch the open-air show for free need to pre-register for tickets. “We think that a very large number of people who want to watch these Olympics will be able to do so in complete safety,” Darmanin said of the pre-registration policy. However the exact figure is not clear. Organizers had initially expected a total of 600,000 places, but in February, Valerie Pecres, head of public transport for the Île-de-France region, cut that figure to “less than 500,000”, citing “insufficient transport capacity”. Is. Since then, behind the scenes, several political and police sources have mentioned the figure of 400,000 to the French media. On 16 May, Sports Minister Amélie Odia-Castra also mentioned an figure of “up to around 400,000”, still to be refined.