Paris preparations shift into higher gear


Lend a helping hand: Olympics volunteers undergoing training at Eiffel Tower Stadium. — Reuters

PARIS: Preparations for the Paris Olympics went up a gear on Saturday as security teams scoured the banks of the Seine ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony and top International Olympic Committee officials met in the French capital.

Police with sniffer dogs were seen checking the six-kilometre route along the Seine for the ceremony in which up to 7,000 athletes will sail on nearly a hundred barges and river boats watched by 300,000 spectators.

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