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French sports minister says 'no plan B' for Olympics opening ceremony

A barge piece of the starting line dedicated to the swim familiarisation event of the 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event on the Seine river on 20 August, 2023. AFP - EMMANUEL DUNAND

The French government will keep a plan to hold the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine even after a deadly attack in the French capital at the weekend amplified existing security concerns.

Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera told Fance Inter radio on Monday that the plan could still be adapted within the idea of the river flotilla, as media reports indicated grave concern within the security forces that the ceremony could be vulnerable to attack.

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