2023-07-17 20:11:06
A first technical test was carried out on the Seine this Monday, July 17, almost a year to the day before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where around forty boats paraded on the route which will be taken by the delegations during the ceremony. opening.
A “very positive” test. Forty boats paraded on the Seine this Monday, July 17, during a technical rehearsal, almost a year before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Among the boats present on the river were boats RIBs for assistance and first aid, and in particular one for firefighters.
The president of the organizing committee Tony Estanguet judged this test “very positive”, and welcomed the “crazy potential” of the 6 kilometer long course. “We must also test a new way of filming the ceremony,” explained events and ceremonies director Thierry Reboul, defender of the opening ceremony on the Seine.
Safety assured
The parade started at 6:30 a.m. on Monday morning from the Pont d’Austerlitz. To guarantee optimal safety, navigation had been stopped from 4 a.m. on Sunday July 16, until 12 p.m. on Monday.
Present on the spot, Agence France-Presse was able to observe that a police or gendarmerie vehicle was parked at each bridge on the route linking the Pont d’Austerlitz and the Pont d’Iéna.
On July 26, 2024, some 100,000 people with tickets will be able to attend the opening ceremony as close as possible to the banks, while several hundred thousand others will be able to watch the launch of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games free of charge on the high quays.
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