Let them Drink Water: Alcohol Ban at Paris Olympics for All but VIP Elites
by Simon Kent
Alcohol consumption at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be restricted to special VIP areas only, a report Tuesday confirmed, meaning the elites can happily quaff Champagne while those in the cheap seats will be forced to look on and sip water.
Thanks to an edict called Elvin’s Law which began in 1991, alcohol sales have long been banned to the general public in France’s sports stadiums.
Exceptions are allowed, but a spokesperson for the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games told Reuters they didn’t seek one, citing the sheer number of events across two-plus weeks.
“Paris 2024 will be organizing more than 700 competition sessions over 15 days of competition,” the spokesperson said.
Fans in VIP sections, however, will be allowed to imbibe as much and as often as they please.
AT LONG LAST: The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that breakdancing will be an event at the 2024 Paris Games. https://t.co/IwYaSQ2zF2
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