The organizers of the Paris Olympic Games officially released the opening ceremony plan for the 2024 Olympic Games.
For the first time, the opening ceremony will break through the confines of the stadium, with the 6-kilometer-long Seine River and the area along the route as the site.
According to the simulated video released, it was a romantic and crazy opening ceremony.
This section of the watershed passes through the main districts and attractions of Paris, and 206 delegations, more than 10,500 athletes, will complete an opening ceremony cruise of almost 3 hours on more than 160 boats within a 6-kilometer radius between the Austerlitz Bridge and the Ina Bridge in Paris.
After the parade, all the athletes and heads of state attending the opening ceremony will gather under the Trocadero square opposite the Eiffel Tower to give a speech and conclude the ceremony.
Estangai, President of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, said: "This will be an unprecedented and fashionable event, we intend to involve nearly 600,000 people, and there are some members of the public who can enter the site for free. ”
According to the planning of the Paris Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, the lower pier and part of the bridge closest to the Seine river will be arranged as grandstands and will be sold publicly; the upper part of the pier will be reserved for the public without the need to buy tickets, and some river barges will also be able to be used to receive the public.
After winning the olympics in 2017, this crazy idea came to the minds of organizers, but it also faced a series of security challenges: how to screen people into the stands and how to ensure the safety of the area while allowing free access. What to do if the boat overturns during the march, and so on.
To achieve this plan, nearly 50 meetings were held between the Ministry of the Interior and the Seine River Agency and the Paris City Council.
At the last meeting, the police wanted to limit the public to nearly 250,000 people, and it appears that organizers and the Paris City Council have acquiesced to this figure.
President of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Estangai said: "For us, what is important is the feasibility of the opening ceremony, as well as the safety of everyone. ”
I hope that the plan of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee can come true, and I hope that the epidemic can pass as soon as possible, and more people can visit the scene of the Paris Olympic Games to witness this historical moment.