VIPs will be able to consume alcohol inside stadiums at the 2024 Paris Olympics, while the average spectator will be prohibited from buying alcohol inside Olympic venues.
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"Such an exemption would have required a change in the law for an event the size of the Games. The law allows an exemption from the ban on the sale of alcohol for 10 events per organiser per year per municipality," officials said in a statement.This view shows the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
French law does allow for a different set of rules for catered hospitality areas, which would include VIP suites. Therefore, attendees who pay the price for the VIP suites at stadiums at the 2024 Paris Olympics will haveAlcoholic beverages can be advertised via billboards and certain websites, but the sale of the drinks will be limited to those who have the VIP designation.
"It is the strict application of French law that allows catering services that include the provision of alcohol to operate in hospitality areas as they are governed by a separate law on catering," a spokesperson said in a statement.
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