Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Macron says Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is too high !

Macron says Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is too high

Time:2024-05-21 15:42:31 source:Earthly Echo news portal

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.

Speaking to French media BFM-TV and RMC, Macron said France’s law enforcement forces will be mobilized at an exceptional level for the security of the open-air event.

“But if we think there are risks, depending on our analysis of the context, we have fallback scenarios,” Macron said. “There are plan Bs and plan Cs.”

The July 26 event is set to be the first Olympic opening ceremony held outside a stadium setting. About 10,500 athletes will parade through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route.

To limit security risks, Macron said organizers could decide to shorten the itinerary of the parade on the Seine, and even to “repatriate the ceremony to the Stade de France” for a more conventional opening event.

Related information
  • Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
  • Rice bred in southern China grows well
  • Xi Focus: Xi Stresses Healthy, High
  • Xi Holds Talks with Belarusian President
  • Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
  • Photovoltaic power generation boosts green development in rural areas
  • Chinese bank unveils green bond in London
  • Xi Focus: China Pursues Development for People's Well
Recommended content
  • Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise
  • Albanese's visit boosts China
  • Ministry: US practice disrupts normal business activities
  • Peace still elusive for Ukraine crisis
  • Candice Swanepoel stuns in a form
  • Multiple safety issues haunt Boeing