One hundred years after the Olympics last graced the streets of Paris, the city is braced for the return of the world’s largest sporting event next summer.
While organizers and the French government claim that it’ll be the most inclusive games yet, a growing chorus of voices isn’t convinced. Accessibility is a main concern, both financially due to the eye-watering cost of tickets, and for disabled people who worry about navigating Paris’ decades-old transport infrastructure. Olympic games, titanic prices Flavien Lallemand had barely made it on the Paris 2024 ticketing site, before deciding it wasn’t worth it.
“We know there’s much more demand than supply,” regarding tickets, Estanguet added. Some 10% of the approximately 10 million tickets on sale for the games are priced at 24 euros, with half on sale for under 50 euros . Organizers say the Games’ pricing isn’t more expensive than the London 2012 Olympics. In contrast to past Games, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be held along a stretch of the River Seine, which crosses the city, offering unprecedented access to the competition’s overture.
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