France Downsizes Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony Crowd to Around 300,000 Spectators

France Downsizes Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony Crowd to Around 300,000 Spectators
The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 14, 2017. Michel Euler/AP Photo
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PARIS—French Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that some 300,000 spectators will be able to attend the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics, about half the size of what was originally planned.

The giant show on the River Seine on July 26 will mark the first time that an opening ceremony is held outside of a usual stadium setting.