By Reinaldo Oliveros
19 Jul 2024, 10:47 AM EDT
The Paris 2024 computer system has been partially affected due to the worldwide failure of Microsoft services, confirmed sources from the organizing committee.
“Paris 2024 has been informed of a global technical issue affecting the software” from Microsoft. This incident is affecting the IT activities at Paris 2024,” the sources said.
How do Microsoft’s failures affect Paris 2024?
The impact is being “limited” and is preventing, in particular, the delivery of uniforms and credentials this Friday.
Services such as the My Info platform, which Paris 2024 launched, are also not working. this week to gather useful information regarding the Olympic trials and its participants.
The ticket sales page, on the other hand, has not been affected. and “assembly operations for the Paris 2024 sites are continuing normally, with no risk of delays,” the sources said.
The Olympic flame is also continuing its course without incident, with a stage today in Val d’Oise.
The technical incident has not directly affected the management of the airports either. French, although some of their activities are being disrupted by difficulties in registering passengers for some of the affected companies.
Above all, due to delays in air connections with terminals that have been severely affected in other countries, such as Spain or the United States.
These problems could delay the arrival of some of the Olympic delegations. to Paris, according to the organizing committee of the event, which will begin on July 26.
Confusion in Paris over tourist access to the city
The restrictions on the movement of people and vehicles in emblematic areas of Paris due to the Olympic Games have caused scenes of confusion, especially among tourists, who are unaware of the obligation to have a code on their mobile phone to move freely.
A week before the start of the event, many visitors and residents did not request the digital pass, while others did so unnecessarily.
“80% of the people who requested passes (to access restricted areas) they did not need them,” declared the Paris City Council’s Councillor for Sport, Pierre Rabadan, on Friday.
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