PARIS is promising an opening ceremony like no other.
But, 100 days out, President Emmanuel Macron has finally admitted that Olympics organisers have relocation plans in place, should a viable terror threat be made.
For now, the intention is for a flotilla carrying 10,000 athletes to make a six-kilometre journey along the Seine.
A boat for each nation will depart Austerlitz bridge before ending up at the Trocadero, taking in many of the city's famous landmarks.
Along the quays more than 300,000 spectators will gather - a huge audience, but less than half of what was initially proposed.
And Gerald Darmanin, France's interior minister and a name familiar to Liverpool fans following the 2022 Champions League final, has continuously played down fears by stressing that such a major event is "very secure... among the safest places".
This story is from the April 17, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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