For the first time in a century, the Olympic Games returned to Paris. The four corners of the region have been adapted to welcome athletes from all over the world, foreign delegations and tourists, as well as the sporting events themselves. Not surprisingly, the organization of this colossal event calls for exceptional security measures!
However, this Saturday, July 27, 2024, skateboard lovers, whose events take place on the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement, see the Olympic events cancelled. According to a press release unveiled this Saturday morning, the cancellation is due to bad weather the previous day. "Due to poor weather conditions last night, and following a meeting this morning with all the organizers concerned, the decision has been taken to postpone the men's street skateboard event," explained the organizing committee in a statement.
The skateboarding events will resume two days later, on Monday July 29, andspectators will once again be able tovisit on the Place de la Concorde for the occasion, the organizing committee has also indicated . But what about tickets? If the events are postponed, how does Paris 2024 intend to organize itself in relation to the Olympic calendar and ticket refunds for spectators unable to attend on the postponement dates? "The conditions for exchanging or refunding tickets have not yet been communicated," says RMC Sports.
Paris 2024, for its part, is quite clear in these terms:"If, following a Postponement, a Session is postponed (a) on a slot already marketed, Paris 2024 will automatically reimburse the Purchaser up to the Facial Value of the Ticket corresponding to the Session which the Purchaser and/or Ticket Holder, as the case may be, will not be able to attend ; (b) on a slot not yet marketed, the Purchaser and/or Ticket Holder will have the option of either attending the anticipated Session or requesting a refund of the Facial Value of the Ticket corresponding to the Session subject to the Postponement, in accordance with the terms and conditions communicated by Paris 2024. The Purchaser accepts that no fee or sum other than the Facial Value of the Ticket may be claimed from Paris 2024".
Further clarification:"For the Hospitality Package: Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of clause 11 of these General Conditions of Ticketing, any Person having acquired a Ticket through a Hospitality Package sold by the Paris 2024 Official Hospitality Provider accepts and acknowledges that any claim in connection with the holding, Cancellation, Advancement, Anticipation, Postponement, Definitive Interruption, Delay of a Session and/or any other component of the Hospitality Package must be made exclusively with Paris 2024's Official Hospitality Supplier, to the exclusion of Paris 2024. Paris 2024 will only process customer complaints and refunds for Ticket Purchasers who have purchased their Tickets on the Paris 2024 Official Ticketing Service and/or on the Resale Platform. Ticket Holders from Hospitality Packages are invited to contact the customer service department of the Official Hospitality Supplier (as indicated by the Paris 2024 Official Hospitality Supplier)".
