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Fri Jul 19, 2024, 07:17 AM Jul 2024

Paris Olympics organisers say IT glitch could affect arrival of athletes

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240719-paris-olympics-organisers-say-it-glitch-could-affect-arrival-of-athletes-due-to-flights-cancelled

Paris Olympics organisers say IT glitch could affect arrival of athletes

The organising committee of the Paris Olympics, which kick off on July 26, say they have experienced limited impacts from the global technology outage that struck Friday morning. The accreditation system issuing badges for the opening ceremony has been affected, and the arrival of some athletes could be delayed, organisers said.

Issued on: 19/07/2024 - 13:27
Modified: 19/07/2024 - 13:30
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By: FRANCE 24

Paris Olympics organisers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked with a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Games’ opening ceremony takes place.

“Paris 2024 is aware of global technical issues affecting Microsoft software. These issues are impacting Paris 2024’s IT operations,” organisers said.

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A source at the Paris Olympic Games organising committee said the problem is affecting the accreditation system with some people unable to pick up badges before next Friday’s ceremony on the River Seine.

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Paris Olympics organisers say IT glitch could affect arrival of athletes (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2024 OP
Hoping many are not disappointed. quaint Jul 2024 #1
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