開幕まであと約１年、セーヌ川でパリ五輪開会式テスト

【パリＡＦＰ＝時事】２０２４年パリ五輪開幕まであと約１年に迫った１７日、開会式の演習がセーヌ川で行われ、５７隻の船が参加した。（写真はセーヌ川で行われたパリ五輪開会式の演習で、エッフェル塔の近くを航行する船）
　パリ中心部を流れるセーヌ川では、来年７月の開会式で選手団やテレビクルー、救急隊が通る予定の約６キロのルートを船が航行し、この日の午前中はすべての流通がストップした。
　選手団の行進を模した約３９隻の船と救急隊、主催者、オリンピック放送機構のスタッフが乗る１８隻がテストに参加した。
　開会式は五輪史上初めてメインスタジアムの外で行われる予定となっており、参加選手と関係者は１００隻以上の船団でパリ市内を移動する予定となっている。
　参加者とセーヌ河畔の数十万人の観客の安全確保は、大会組織委員会にとって大きな挑戦となる。
　パリ五輪は来年７月２６日に開幕を迎える。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/07/18-15:39）

Around 40 boats took part in a practice run of the hugely ambitious opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on the river Seine on Monday, almost exactly a year until the sporting extravaganza begins.
All circulation was stopped on the river through the centre of the City of Light on Monday morning as the vessels sailed the six-kilometre (3.7 mile) route which is set to be taken next July by delegations of competitors, as well as TV crews and emergency services.
For the first time in Olympics history, the opening ceremony is set to take place outside the main athletics stadium, with competitors and officials set to travel through Paris on a flotilla of more than 100 vessels.
Guaranteeing security for participants as well as a crowd of several hundred thousand people on the banks of the Seine is an enormous challenge for organisers.
Around 40 boats simulating the arrival of delegations sailed on Monday, with another 18 vessels being used by emergency services, organisers and the host broadcaster.
We need to test a new way of filming of the ceremony, event director Thierry Reboul said in advance.
The choreography is being done by French theatre director Thomas Jolly, 41, whose plans remain a secret.
Tickets for around 100,000 prize spots along the river have been sold by organisers, with several hundred thousand people set to be authorised to watch for free from the banks of the river.
The traditional torch relay leading up the games has also been hailed as unbelievable by chief organiser Tony Estanguet.
The 80-day relay will see the torch carried from Greece by boat to the southern port of Marseille before featuring at the famed Mont Saint Michel in northern France, the Chateau de Versailles and the French Caribbean.
The Paris Olympics are set to take place from July 26 to August 11.