Paris set a new standard for future hosts.
Paris secured its 2024 Olympics bid with a promise to host the most economical and sustainable Games in recent history.
Every Games has promised an enduring legacy. Athens expanded its metro system, London cleaned up a huge part of its East End, Barcelona an unused seafront, but each has had mixed results.
The long-term prognosis for Paris' tourism is more apparent. Every frame of every sport has included a backdrop of iconic Paris, seared into viewers' minds: beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower, skateboarding at Place de la Concorde, equestrian events at Versailles, and surfing at stunning Teahupo'o in French Polynesia.It's this backdrop that may likely decide the legacy of the Games.
Then there's the policing. QR codes and security barriers have made Paris impenetrable, requiring 30,000 police officers, 18,000 French military personnel, and 25,000 private security guards. General Christophe Abadthat since the end of World War Two, "there has never been such a massive mobilization of military forces on French soil.
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