Paris 2024 tickets will be electronic to avoid controversy, as in the Champions League

“We chose electronic tickets to have a device as efficient as possible. This is a novelty compared to other Olympic Games and this innovation will ensure that we do not relive the situations we have been through recently.”

In the absence of exactly two years for the Games to begin, former olympic and world canoe champion This Monday, he attended a ministerial meeting chaired by French president Emmanuel Macron, where preparations for the event and its main challenges, including security, were reviewed.

ceremony opens in the middle of Paris, Located on the banks of the Seine and where at least 600,000 people are expected, it is one of the most sensitive points of the Paris Olympics.

French Court of Accounts alerted Security chaos in the Champions League final on May 28, He issued a report warning that strengthening security at this ceremony is crucial, as it is the first time in the history of the Olympic Games that it is celebrated in an open space rather than indoors.

“Safety is at the center of concerns”, Explaining that the device to be deployed at the opening ceremony has been discussed for more than a year, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee explained.

“If it was decided to do it in Sena, it is because it is possible in terms of security. The absolute priority is not to take risks, neither for the athletes nor for the public,” stressed Estanguet, for whom there are still “things that need to be fine-tuned”.

The French government announced Between 7,000 and 11,000 police officers will be deployed every day -Excluding the opening of the games- and there will also be around 17,000 private security guards daily.

They reveal the slogan: “Let’s open the games in a big way”

At the event held in Saint-Denis, Organization center of the Paris Olympics, The motto of the Olympic and Paralympic event was announced: “Ouvrons Grand les Jeux” (“Let’s open the games big” in Spanish and “The Games Are Wide Open” in English), a phrase that is almost identical to the popular phrase in French. “Let’s open our eyes wide”

Estanguet said, “This includes the concept of action and ambition. Our country has everything to successfully organize these Games, the Games, accessible to the majority, flamboyant and durable. This slogan was the easiest and most effective.”

In this sense, he explained 10 million tickets that will go on sale gradually from December 2022, 10% will cost a modest 24 euros and only 8% will be 200 euros or more.

organizers The 2024 Olympics also gave some news about the testing program. The men’s marathon will be held on the penultimate day of the event and will, as always, benefit women.

In addition The last medals to be awarded will be the women’s basketball final, not the men’s.