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(FILES) France's BMX rider Matthias Dandois poses with his bicycle inside The Orsay Museum (Musée d’Orsay) in Paris on May 6, 2024, ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Build as railway station and completed in 1900, has been transformed and opened as the Orsay Museum ( Musée d’Orsay) in 1986 and became the World’s largest collection of Impressionist paintings. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's field hockey goalkeeper Mathilde Petriaux poses at the Jardin du Palais Royal in Paris on April 12, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Jardin du Palais Royal stands as one of the most beloved public parks in the heart of the capital. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) French paralympic long jumper and orthoprosthetist Dimitri Pavade jumps as he poses at Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel) in Paris on May 31, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Sainte-Chapelle, a royal chapel in the Gothic style was the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's paralympic triple jumper Arnaud Assoumani poses in front of The Louvre Pyramide, designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, in Paris on April 20, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Louvre was originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century, became one of the main residences of the kings of France later and actually is one of the largest museum in the world. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
(FILES) France's canoeist Marjorie Delassus poses inside the fountain of the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) with the French Senate in the background in Paris on March 25, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Since 1799, the Palais du Luxembourg (Luxembourg palace) has been home to the Senate, the upper chamber of the French Parliament . From 1879, the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) has been assigned to the Senate, which is responsible for its management, supervision and conservation. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) French show jumping rider and Olympic champion Penelope Leprevost poses in the Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) in the Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles), in Versailles, southwest of Paris on April 8, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Become one of the most emblematic places of the Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles), the Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1678 and completed in 1684, replaces a vast terrace formerly opening onto the garden designed by Louis le Vau. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) French tennis player Diane Parry poses inside the "Salle Ovale Richelieu" of The Richelieu-Louvois Library (Bibliotheque Nationale de France-National Library of France-BnF) in Paris on April 26, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Richelieu site is a heritage site and a historic cradle of the National Library of France (Bibliotheque Nationale de France - BNF), the Library first opened to the public in 1868. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
(FILES) France's paralympic archer Guillaume Toucoullet poses in front of Musée d’Orsay (Orsay Museum) clock in Paris, on April 4, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Built as a railway station and completed in 1900, it has been transformed and opened as The Orsay Museum (Musée d’Orsay) in 1986 and became the World’s largest collection of Impressionist paintings. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's surfer Vahine Fierro poses on the platform of The Arts et Metiers metro station in Paris, on March 13, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Arts et Metiers metro station was opened October 19, 1904 as part of the first section of Line 3. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's paralympian cyclist Florian Jouanny poses at The Bir-Hakeim Bridge in Paris on May 6, 2024, ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Bir-Hakeim bridge is a two-level bridge built in the early 20th century, registered as a historical monument by decree of July 10, 1986. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's taekwondoin Magda Wiet Henin poses inside The Japanese Garden of The Albert Kahn Museum in Paris on April 23, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Japanese garden was made by the French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn, between 1895 and 1910. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's pole vaulter Thibaut Collet poses with Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in the background undergoing reconstruction work following a massive fire in 2019, in Paris on June 3, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Constructed over the course of two centuries, from the 12th to the 14th, the cathedral has become a universal monument. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's cyclist Clara Copponi rides her bicycle during a photo session inside The Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione in Paris on May 2, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Cirque d'Hiver was inaugurated by the newly crowned Napoleon III on December 11, 1852. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's fencer Yannick Borel poses with an epee inside The Opera Garnier (Opera National de Paris) in Paris on March 15, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Paris Opera started in the 17th century, with around 480,000 visitors each year, it is one of Paris' most visited monuments and the primary opera and ballet company of France. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) French basketball player Laetitia Guapo poses inside Galerie Vivienne in Paris on April 30, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Build in the in 1823 the Galerie Vivienne is listed as a historic monument since 1974. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's trampoline gymnast Lea Labrousse poses inside the former courthouse and prison Conciergerie in Paris, on May 30, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. During the French Revolution more tahn 2700 prisoners, including last queen of France Marie Antoinette, were imprisoned and sentenced at the Conciergerie. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's left back handball player Nikola Karabatic jumps pas the Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, "Winged Victory of Samthrace" at the top of the main staircase of The Louvre Museum in Paris on June 3, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's swimmer Beryl Gastaldello stands in The Apollo Fountain at The Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles), in Versailles, southwest of Paris on April 29, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Bassin d'Apollon (Fountain of Apollo) was created by Jean-Baptiste Tuby after a drawing by Charles Le Brun and depicting the Greek god Apollo rising from the sea in a four-horse chariot. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's climber Capucine Viglione poses on a street lamp in Paris on May 22, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Basilica of the Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart) is located on the top of Montmartre hill in Paris. Pope Benedict XV elevated it to the rank of minor basilica in 1919. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's footballer Grace Geyoro poses at the " Terrasse des Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann " with The Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris on June 5, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. Founded in the 19th century, Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann is an iconic department store of Paris. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's weightlifter Anais Michel poses inside the Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione in Paris on May 13, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Cirque d'Hiver was inaugurated by the newly crowned Napoleon III on December 11, 1852. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) France's former soldier of Air Parachute Commando No. 10 and volley player Cyril Chahboune poses at the Grevin Wax museum in Paris, on May 28, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Grevin Wax museum exhibits more than 500 famous figures. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
(FILES) AFP presents a series of 25 photographs of athletes taken in the French capital between March and June 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. - Three senior Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographers spent three months with a number of athletes - showcasing them in poses at iconic locations across the French capital - ahead of their appearances at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Search for all these reportage images using: FRANCE-OLY-PARIS-2024-SPORTS CAPITALSearch ‘REPORTAGE’ to source all feature, magazine and photo essays (Photo by AFP)
(FILES) France's Teddy Riner arrives to fight against South Korea's Kim Minjong in the men's +100kg final bout during the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament in Paris on February 4, 2024. Already a triple Olympic champion, twice in the heavyweight event (2012, 2016) and once in the team event (2021), Teddy Riner is aiming for two more gold medals in Paris to ‘become even more’ the best French sportsman of all time. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
(FILES) France's Teddy Riner celebrates after winning against South Korea's Kim Minjong in the men's +100kg final bout during the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament in Paris on February 4, 2024. Already a triple Olympic champion, twice in the heavyweight event (2012, 2016) and once in the team event (2021), Teddy Riner is aiming for two more gold medals in Paris to ‘become even more’ the best French sportsman of all time. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
(FILES) Russia's Evgeny Rylov reacts after winning the final of the men's 200m backstroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 30, 2021. Elaine Thompson-Herah, Lionel Messi, Luka Doncic and Evgeny Rylov: international stars in their disciplines, these athletes will be the big absentees from the Paris-2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after picking up an injury during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. Elaine Thompson-Herah, Lionel Messi, Luka Doncic and Evgeny Rylov: international stars in their disciplines, these athletes will be the big absentees from the Paris-2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
(FILES) Slovenia’s Luka Doncic reacts during the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament semi-final basketball match between Greece and Slovenia at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens, on July 6, 2024. Elaine Thompson-Herah, Lionel Messi, Luka Doncic and Evgeny Rylov: international stars in their disciplines, these athletes will be the big absentees from the Paris-2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)
(FILES) Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates winning and taking the gold medal, and set a new Commonwealth record in the women's 200m final athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, on day nine of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 6, 2022. Elaine Thompson-Herah, Lionel Messi, Luka Doncic and Evgeny Rylov: international stars in their disciplines, these athletes will be the big absentees from the Paris-2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)
(FILES) India's Hardik Pandya celebrates his half century on the last ball of India's turn during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight cricket match between India and Bangladesh at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, on June 22, 2024. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya lost out on India's T20 captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav due his fitness concerns and irregular availability, India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar said on July 22, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
(FILES) India's coach Rahul Dravid (L) speaks with Hardik Pandya (C) and Ravindra Jadeja before the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group A cricket match between India and Canada at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida on June 15, 2024. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya lost out on India's T20 captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav due his fitness concerns and irregular availability, India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar said on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)
This handout photo taken and released by Taiwan's Defence Ministry on July 22, 2024 shows a Panshih-class fast combat support ship taking part in the annual Han Kuang Exercise off the coast of Yilan County. Taiwan launched its weeklong annual war games on July 22 with "unscripted" military exercises, a major change from the previous drills as the self-ruled island hopes to realistically simulate fending off potential attacks from China. (Photo by Handout / TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This handout photo taken and released by Taiwan's Defence Ministry on July 22, 2024 shows a warship taking part in the annual Han Kuang Exercise off the coast of Yilan County. Taiwan launched its weeklong annual war games on July 22 with "unscripted" military exercises, a major change from the previous drills as the self-ruled island hopes to realistically simulate fending off potential attacks from China. (Photo by Handout / TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This handout photo taken and released by Taiwan's Defence Ministry on July 22, 2024 shows a warship taking part in the annual Han Kuang Exercise off the coast of Yilan County. Taiwan launched its weeklong annual war games on July 22 with "unscripted" military exercises, a major change from the previous drills as the self-ruled island hopes to realistically simulate fending off potential attacks from China. (Photo by Handout / TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
(FILES) The Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate for the Plataforma Unitaria Democratica party, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, greets supporters upon his arrival at the campaign act in Barlovento, Miranda State, Venezuela, on June 26, 2024. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, a soft-spoken grandfather who eschews the spotlight, is the Venezuelan opposition's hope for unseating strongman Nicolas Maduro in July 28 presidential elections. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
(FILES) Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate for the Plataforma Unitaria Democratica party, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, attends an event with women in Caracas on June 11, 2024. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, a soft-spoken grandfather who eschews the spotlight, is the Venezuelan opposition's hope for unseating strongman Nicolas Maduro in July 28 presidential elections. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
(FILES) Boats are stationed along the banks of the Seine river where stands have been installed ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Paris, on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of Paris 2024 Olympics Games stucks in front of the stands at the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games which will host the Beach Volleyball and men's Blind Football competitions, at the Champ-De-Mars in Paris on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) Workers lay lines on the field of the handball Olympics venue at the Paris Sud Arena facilities located at the Versailles exhibition center in Paris on July 3, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
(FILES) Pedestrians pass by stands installed on the route of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening ceremony, in Paris, on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of Paris 2024 Olympics Games stucks in front of the stands at the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games which will host the Beach Volleyball and men's Blind Football competitions, at the Champ-De-Mars in Paris on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) A boat is navigated along the Seine river under the Pont au Change bridge on which stands have been installed on the route of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening ceremony, in Paris, on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) A boat is navigated along the Seine river towards the Pont au Change bridge on which stands have been installed on the route of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening ceremony, in Paris, on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) Workers lay lines on the field of the handball Olympics venue at the Paris Sud Arena facilities located at the Versailles exhibition center in Paris on July 3, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows part of the stands at the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games which will host the Beach Volleyball and men's Blind Football competitions, at the Champ-De-Mars in Paris on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) Workers lay lines on the field of the handball Olympics venue at the Paris Sud Arena facilities located at the Versailles exhibition center in Paris on July 3, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows the Eiffel Tower behind the stands at the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games which will host the Beach Volleyball and men's Blind Football competitions, at the Champ-De-Mars in Paris on July 10, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower are seen through the construction site of Parc des Champions (Champion's Park) at the Trocadero for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 4, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
(FILES) A general view shows workers carrying on works at the under construction skatepark for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics at La Concorde Urban Parc site in Paris on July 3, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
(FILES) A Luxor Obelisk is seen near to the under construction BMX park (foreground) for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, at La Concorde Urban Parc site in Paris on July 3, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
(FILES) A photojournalist takes pictures of an empty stadium during a visit at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, on July 2, 2024, which will host the basketball group stages matches and handball knockout stages during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)
(FILES) Workers carry on works at the under construction skatepark for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics at La Concorde Urban Parc site in Paris on July 3, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows the construction site of Parc des Champions (Champion's Park) at the foot of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 4, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows an empty stadium during a visit at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, on July 2, 2024, which will host the basketball group stages matches and handball knockout stages during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)
(FILES) A gardener mows the pitch of the Stade de France, on May 7, 2024 in Saint-Denis, suburb of Paris, as it will be one of the venues of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)
(FILES) A photograph taken on May 17, 2021 shows the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) at the Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles), in Versailles, near Paris, ahead of its opening on May 19, as part of the easing up of the measure adopted to curb the spread of the Covid-19 in France. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on August 17, 2023, shows the starting line dedicated to the swim familiarisation event of the 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event floating underneath the Alexandre III bridge on the Seine river ahead of the women's triathlon 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event in Paris. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on April 12, 2024, shows workers as they operate on the construction site at Le Grand Palais in Paris, that will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Grand Palais, site of the fencing and taekwondo events during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, regularly hosts horse racing competitions under its immense glass roof. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on April 11, 2024 in the Champ-de-Mars in Paris shows the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games that will host the Beach Volleyball and men's Blind Football competitions. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows a general view of the new track of the Stade de France, the Olympic Stadium of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Saint-Denis, North of Paris, on May 7, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)
(FILES) A picture taken on February 11, 2021 shows a view of the nave of the Grand Palais in Paris, one month ahead of the building's closure for four years of renovation work. The Grand Palais, site of the fencing and taekwondo events during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, regularly hosts horse racing competitions under its immense glass roof. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
(FILES) Triathlon athletes compete next to the bridge Alexandre III and the Seine river as they run to go from swimming to cycling during a Test Event for the women's triathlon for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 17, 2023. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on April 3, 2024 in the Champ-de-Mars garden in Paris shows the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium that will host the Beach Volleyball and men's Blind Football competitions during the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. The Champ de Mars and the Trocadero, two tourist hotspots located on either side of the Eiffel Tower, will host several events of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, near this monument used to sporting exploits. (Photo by Guillaume BAPTISTE / AFP)
(FILES) French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem (C) sails past the Fort Saint-Jean (L), as it arrives at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony, as part of its journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 8, 2024. After the Greeks, a sardine, the Count of Monte Cristo and more recently the flame in Marseille aboard the Belem, the harbor of Marseille will host the sailing events of the Paris Olympic Games this summer. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP)
(FILES) Visitors tour the premises in front of the golden gates of the Chateau de Versailles, southwest of Paris, on June 7, 2023. Favorite of tourists, symbol of monarchical splendor and showcase of diplomacy, the Chateau de Versailles, sumptuous setting for the equestrian events of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, shines with its excess. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP)
(FILES) French windsurfer Ambre Papazian rides during an IQFoil training session in Marseille, southern France, on November 18, 2021. After the Greeks, a sardine, the Count of Monte Cristo and more recently the flame in Marseille aboard the Belem, the harbor of Marseille will host the sailing events of the Paris Olympic Games this summer. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken in Paris on June 22, 2024 shows the Place de la Concorde with ongoing works for the Olympic Games, with the eiffel tower in the background. La Concorde, an emblematic square with its famous obelisk dating from the 13th century BC, gets a facelift during the Paris Olympic Games with urban sports events: BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and 3x3 basketball. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
(FILES) A picture taken in the Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) in Versailles near Paris, on June 5, 2020 shows the gardens on the eve of it re-opening after 82 days of closure due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Favorite of tourists, symbol of monarchical splendor and showcase of diplomacy, the Chateau de Versailles, sumptuous setting for the equestrian events of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, shines with its excess. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
(FILES) A boat sails on the Mediterranean Sea near the Frioul islands, off the coast of Marseille, southeastern France, on December 30, 2020. After the Greeks, a sardine, the Count of Monte Cristo and more recently the flame in Marseille aboard the Belem, the harbor of Marseille will host the sailing events of the Paris Olympic Games this summer. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
(FILES) A person walk past the Eiffel Tower, decorated with the Olympic rings for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on June 14, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP)
(FILES) Kite riders compete in the sailing test event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roucas Blanc Marina in Marseille, southern France on July 10, 2023. After the Greeks, a sardine, the Count of Monte Cristo and more recently the flame in Marseille aboard the Belem, the harbor of Marseille will host the sailing events of the Paris Olympic Games this summer. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows a view of Olympic rings displayed at the arrival level of the Orly airport, south of Paris, on June 19, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
(FILES) Triathlon athletes start to compete swimming in the Seine river next to the Alexandre III bridge during a Test Event for the women's triathlon for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 17, 2023. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)
(FILES) Sailors compete in the men's windsurfing IQFOIL class race during a sailing test event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roucas Blanc Marina in Marseille, southern France, on July 11, 2023. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
(FILES) Triathlon athlete dives in the Seine river with The Eiffel Tower in the background during the men's 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event in Paris, on August 18, 2023. From August 17 to 20, 2023, Paris 2024 is organising four triathlon events to test several arrangements, such as the sports operations, one year before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The swim familiarisation event follows the cancellation on August 6 of the pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to excessive pollution which forced organisers to cancel the pre-Olympics event. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on June 12, 2024, shows a general view of the swimming, para-swimming and water-polo olympic competition pool in the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on August 20, 2023, shows the starting line dedicated to the swim familiarisation event of the 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event floating on the Seine river with the Eiffel Tower in the background ahead of the mixed relay 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event in Paris. From August 17 to 20, 2023, Paris 2024 is organising four triathlon events to test several arrangements, such as the sports operations, one year before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The swim familiarisation event follows the cancellation on August 6 of the pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to excessive pollution which forced organisers to cancel the pre-Olympics event. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
(FILES) Pedestrians walk past the Sacre Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, northern Paris on September 22, 2023. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on February 13, 2023 shows a skyline of Paris with the Eiffel tower (L), the Pantheon (2nd-L), business district of La Defense (C-R) and Arc de Triomphe (R). The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) The French flag flies over the Grand Palais, an exhibition hall and museum complex in Paris on December 4, 2018. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
(FILES) People walk among flowering trees in the Nelson Mandela Gardens as La Canopee (The Canopy) of the Forum des Halles and the Centre Georges Pompidou are seen in the background, in central Paris on March 13, 2024. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) This picture shows La Defense business district, outside Paris, on January 11, 2023. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on March 29, 2024, shows La Defense business district on the horizon, behind and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
(FILES) A view of Paris taken from the Tour Saint-Jacques shows the Centre Pompidou on April 26, 2019. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Eric Feferberg / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on July 13, 2023, shows an aerial view of the Roucas Blanc Marina in Marseille, southern France, during the sailing test event of Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Clemence FOURNIVAL / AFP)
(FILES) A picture taken on April 1, 2020, shows the empty place de la Concorde in Paris, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
(FILES) An aerial view taken on August 14, 2015 shows the bay of Marseille (R) and the Frioul archipelago (L) in southern France. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP)
