Four months before the Olympics, the budget of Club France, a place to celebrate French sport which will be installed in the Grande Halle de la Villette, is far from being completed, in particular due to unforeseen expenses, the president admitted on Monday March 18. of the French Olympic Committee. Nearly 700,000 people are expected over the entire duration of the Games, 600,000 for the Olympics (July 26-August 11) and 100,000 for the Paralympics (August 28-September 8), at this site in the north of Paris, the cost of which turns out to be more difficult than expected to finance. “ It is true that between the time the operation was launched and today, there have been some changes, particularly in security aspects. », explained the president of the CNOSF David Lappartient on the sidelines of an Olympic seminar organized in La Villette. The budget planned for this site, where fans will be able to applaud the athletes, watch the events on giant screens, or play sports outside, is estimated at 22 million euros. The CNOSF and the Paralympic Committee (CPSF) have already planned to spend nearly 7 million euros between them (4.5 MEUR + 2.5 MEUR). “ He could miss several million euros in the end if things don’t change », assures a source close to the matter. “ If the revenue does not come in, it is in particular because many federations find the entry ticket too expensive. », assures this source to Agence France Presse. Several federations have notably planned to set up their own celebration space far from La Villette park, “ too far from the center of Paris ”, according to this source.
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