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

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.

"We have this conviction that all the basic steps have been taken by the Paris 2024 teams," said Estanguet.

"Our deadlines have been met, one after the other, whether in terms of infrastructure or the revenue that has been secured, or ticketing, which has been a great success to date.

"We're ready to face this final stretch with the confidence we've built up over the last few years. And humility too, because we have no doubt whatsoever that it won't be plain sailing all the way to the end and that there will undoubtedly still be new challenges to face.

"But the Paris 2024 teams are preparing themselves to deal with all the fine-tuning that may be necessary."

Fear

In the aftermath of the atrocity, the French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that French security services would implement the highest state of alert.

On Tuesday, Gérald Darmanin, the French Interior Minister, heightened fears over the imminence of an attack in Paris.

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