Paris Olympic organisers trumpet their readiness as 100-day countdown looms

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Tony Estanguet, who heads the Paris 2024 Olympic organising committee, says he and the rest of his team are in a confident mood with just over 100 days remaining before the start of the Olympics. AFP - BERTRAND GUAY

Paris 2024 Olympic chiefs on Wednesday declared themselves primed and prepared for any last-minute hitches ahead of the formal 100-day countdown celebrations before the start of the Games on 26 July.

Speaking at the nerve centre of their operations in the northern Parisian suburb of Auberviliers, organising committee boss Tony Estanguet hailed the diligence of an array of administrators and logistical staff who have been working on the project since Paris was awarded the 2024 Olympic Games in September 2017.