French army fears overstretch among soldiers patrolling Paris Olympics
"It's completely logical for the armed forces to contribute" to Olympic security, Chief of Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard told defence committee MPs Thursday.
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Russian-led IBA says boycotted world championships must be 2024 Olympic qualifiers
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) qualifying process for boxing at next year's Paris Games is unacceptable and must recognise world championships that some countries are boycotting, the governing IBA said on Monday.
Organisers of Paris 2024 Olympics hope to sell 13.4 million tickets
London 2012 put just under nine million tickets up for sale and sold some 8.2 million, while Atlanta 1996 sold around 8.3 million of 11 million available.