PARIS: The key risk to the Paris Games from the political uncertainty gripping France is public disturbances that could impact the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday (Jul 1).
PARIS: The key risk to the Paris Games from the political uncertainty gripping France is public disturbances that could impact the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday .A second round of voting takes place next Sunday, just 19 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics .
However, on the streets, it may be a different matter if a section of the electorate takes the results badly."That might impact the security and the already stretched services". Payne's fellow former International Olympic Committee marketing executive Terrence Burns agreed but said he had confidence in the security services.
Payne, who in nearly two decades at the IOC was credited with overhauling its brand and finances through sponsorship, said apart from the glad-handing at the opening ceremony the Games were out of the politicians' hands. Burns, though, believes the Olympics - the greatest sporting global spectacle - will be a pleasant, albeit temporary distraction.
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