In the end, there won't be 500,000 people on the quays of the Seine for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The capacity has been revised downwards to almost 200,000 fewer!
His name is Thomas Jolly and he's just been appointed artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So who is he and what's his background? We tell you all about it.