The government has considerably reduced the number of spectators for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, setting it at 326,000, compared to 600,000 once envisaged. Securing this opening ceremony, for the first time in history outside a stadium, has been a headache for Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin from the start.
The question of the gauge was at the heart of the negotiations between the authorities and the organizers of the 2024 Olympic Games. “There is no specific targeting on the Olympic Games," says Ministry of the Interior spokesperson Camille Chaize.