Revealed: Paris to ramp up security for Olympic Games opening ceremony 'with foreign police officers drafted in and parts of the capital shut down' in unprecedented operation amid terror threat

Daily Mail— Mass security measures are being put in place ahead of the Olympic Games. Paris is expecting hundreds of thousands of fans to attend the competition. Security concerns have been heightened after threats to football matches

@thelocalfrance—Olympic chief backs 'iconic' Paris opening ceremony despite security fears. The head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach promised that the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on the river Seine would be "iconic" and "unforgettable" despite ongoing security worries about the open-air river parade.

The Athletic—The Paris Olympics are 100 days away – Venues ready but questions over opening ceremony and security. Follow The Athletic’s coverage In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games. There will be action across 32 sports watched by millions of visitors, as well as an unprecedented opening ceremony set to take place on the River Seine, which runs through the city’s heart. At least, that is plan A, anyway — Emmanuel Macron, the French president, confirmed an off-river contingency for the first time on Monday. Advertisement Excitement has not...

NBC News—Olympic Games 2024 countdown begins: Paris prepares for summer spectacular amid security concerns. Start the countdown clock. In exactly 100 days, more than 10,000 athletes and tens of thousands of spectators will converge on Paris for the start of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games, a 16-day extravaganza that marks the first time the City of Lights has hosted the world’s pre-eminent sports festival in a century. In keeping with the slogan for this year’s Olympics, “Games Wide Open,” the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadium setting for the first time. The plans are ambitious: a...