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2024 Paris Olympics: Organisers weigh opening ceremony scenarios
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4/25/2023
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It will be the night where one billion people will gather on the banks of the River Seine
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for the opening ceremony of Paris 2024.
00:09
It's set to be a historic ceremony, the first outside a stadium.
00:13
But its programme is still top secret.
00:17
Some elements have been revealed, like the 116 boats, normally used by tourists, that
00:22
will transport the athletes from east to west.
00:25
Captain Gregory has made this journey with his boat hundreds of times and on July 24th
00:31
next year he'll have the sportsmen and women on board and he's already got an idea in mind.
00:35
"It'd be great to have a French team, but the boat might be a bit small for them."
00:41
He's waiting now for Tony Estanguil, president of the Paris 2024 organisation committee.
00:47
"What is our speed?"
00:50
"15 kilometres an hour."
00:52
"I don't want it to go too fast."
01:00
All of the boat captains will undergo special training for the day to master the speed and
01:05
distance.
01:06
"It's true that it's a challenge because of the intensity and all of the attention that
01:14
we hope will create a grandiose atmosphere.
01:17
I was an athlete and participated in opening ceremonies and it's always a powerful moment
01:22
here.
01:24
We are for the first time in an exceptional setting and we want it to last."
01:30
The festivities are set to extend for six kilometres along the Seine.
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The boat convoy of athletes will go past the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre and Trocadéro
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in front of the Eiffel Tower, which is where the ceremony's finale will take place.
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There will be 206 delegations and 116 boats, which will be specially decorated for the
01:52
occasion.
01:54
Greece will open the procession and host country France will close it.
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But according to this ship owner, there are risks of a traffic jam upon arrival.
02:03
"We can't drop off all the athletes at the same place.
02:09
They will be in an area around one to two kilometres long for the boats to wait before
02:13
they can drop them off, each one in turn."
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The area on the bridge, marked here in green, will be free to all.
02:22
And on the banks of the quay, marked in red, are paid-for seats.
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100,000 tickets will be available, ranging from 90 to 2,700 euros.
02:33
600,000 spectators are expected, but these numbers could be lowered later on.
02:39
Security-wise, bomb disposal divers will be on hand, with around 20 boats surrounding
02:45
the procession.
02:46
The only unknown is the weather, and those who know the Seine are aware it's unpredictable.
02:51
"It's a river, it's natural.
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We need not to rain in the days beforehand.
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But apart from exceptional events, we're ready."
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A rehearsal of the ceremony is planned for mid-July.
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