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Final plans for the Opening Ceremony announced by Gérald Darmanin during a Senate hearing yesterday:

- The "Floating Parade" route to be shorter, covering only the Seine surrounded by the downtown Paris area, a 6 km area
- The other plans already announced are still on board, but tweaks have been done to prioritise security and logistical concerns
- Capacity down to 600k, of which 326k will be ticketed (104k will be paid and 222k will be distributed free, by invitation only), adding another 50k from the Fan Zones in downtown Paris and another 150k onlookers inside the buildings overlooking the Seine
- 326 volunteers and 180 boats will be used for the event (of which 94 will be used for the Athlete's Parade)
- The ceremony, directed by Thomas Jolly, is planned to "top" Zhang Yimou's Beijing and Danny Boyle's London opening ceremonies

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The official poster has been also released: not the usual depiction of the Games' logo with surrounding Look of the Games visuals, but rather the first diptych-sized poster of the history of the Games, inspired by Art Deco and Surrealism and Paris' iconic landmarks (including references to the sports themselves and even the mascots themselves). It was drawn (fully hand-drawn) by renowned illustrator and Hermès designer Ugo Gattoni, with half being dedicated to the Olympics and half for the Paralympics (and both forming a continuum design).

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