Paris Olympics 2024: Opening ceremony in Stade de France only if major security risk, sports minister says

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PARIS - France would only move the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games to a stadium if there was a major security risk, as this would mean scrapping the parade on the River Seine and restricting the ceremony to speeches, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said.

Paris Olympics 2024: Opening ceremony in Stade de France only if major security risk, sports minister says

Oudea-Castera told Franceinfo radio on Wednesday that there was "no specific terror threat" to the July 26 ceremony and that holding the event on the Seine remained "the central scenario", but France had prepared alternative plans if security requires it. "If there was of an absolute disaster, one can imagine a ceremony strictly limited to protocol," Oudea-Castera said, restricting it to official speeches in the Stade de France stadium.

 

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