Paris (AFP)
The French Tennis Federation (FFT), organizer of Roland-Garros, "deeply regrets" the new reduction in its tonnage from 5,000 to 1,000 spectators per day, and will organize a draw among ticket holders, it indicates. it Friday two days before the opening of the Parisian Grand Slam.
"The FFT had, since the beginning of the health crisis that our country is going through, worked in constant consultation with the State services on the organizational options that the health situation could require, she underlines. She deeply regrets this. new constraint. "
This third tightening of the gauge in less than three weeks, at the last minute, follows the new meeting restrictions announced Wednesday evening by the Minister of Health Olivier Véran for areas on "heightened alert", including Paris, for contain the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in France.
"We will apply the same rules at Roland-Garros as elsewhere," Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday evening on France 2. Matignon then told AFP that the accredited people (organizers, players and staff, journalists, etc. .), "subject to a specific protocol", were not counted among the thousand people authorized daily on the site.
“The necessary adaptation of the gauge to the imposed standard leads us to organize a draw for each day of the tournament among the people currently holding a ticket,” explains Roland-Garros.
"The spectators concerned will be contacted via an email this afternoon. Those who unfortunately will not be drawn (...) will be fully reimbursed and will have priority access to the ticket office (...) for Roland-Garros 2021 ", specifies the tournament.
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