Commissaire Général, Advisor for the Olympic Games French National Police, France
From the security perspective, the 2024 Olympic Games were unprecedented: full of complex geopolitical context, high levels of threats of different kinds, and worldwide media attention with 15 million viewers. This presentation by the French National Police will focus on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned in preparation and security deployment of the Olympics, while highlighting innovative policing practices and technological advances that were used for the first time in France.