Paris 2024: More than 40,000 police will be mobilized for the opening ceremony

French law enforcement agencies are mobilizing more 40 thousand agents For the opening ceremony belonging Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, scheduled for 26 July, which will be first developed in open urban space, on the shore River Seine.

The figure was given by the prefect of the Parisian police. Laurent Nunezwho in an interview published this Wednesday by the publication Le Parisian explains that in Every day, an average of 30 thousand police and gendarmes will be present at the Games distributed throughout areas where the competition will be held and other related centers such as athletes’ residence or press center.

Nunez claims that he still The number of participants who will be able to attend the opening ceremony has not been established.after his Le Parisian put forward – without being able to officially confirm it – thatThe originally planned capacity was reduced to 400 thousand people. for security reasons.

“This will depend first of all,” the prefect points out, “on creative program is being developed“because you have to manage inputs and outputs, the presence of “second-hand bookstores” (bookselling stalls on river docks) along the route, “strategic places where we fear people will gather” and other variables.

Therefore, power will not be installed until spring, he adds.

They installed security perimeters, of which there will be four around different Olympic centers. The first question will be from the organizers of the Games, where only accredited people (athletes, team members, organizers, journalists, employees, as well as spectators who received tickets.

Then it will be protection perimeter to enter which you will have to register. This perimeter is, in principle, This will not affect residents except for the opening ceremony.

In the latter case, the protection perimeter will cover residents around the route along the Seine since a few days ago restriction of entry of vehicles “to a strict minimum”, with records for everyone who has access.

26 July a few hours before the parade starts, inside “red perimeter” only special Those who can justify that they are going to their home or hotel will be able to enter there. or those who have ticket to the ceremony.

Around olympic centers there will also be two perimeters with traffic restrictionsin which there is no Pedestrian and cyclist access will be closed.

In the first of these circulation perimeters, the “red” one, there will be vehicles are prohibited, except those covered by derogationsfor example, neighbors, those visiting vulnerable people, emergency services, and taxi or Vehicles with driver (VTC), but only with special evidence.

They’ll all have to by registering in advance on a digital platform.

Finally, “blue” zone in which will impede the movement of vehicles on the way. So to gain access, You will need to be able to justify your presence.

(according to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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