Olympics-France's top auditor says Olympics security costs poorly managed


The moon is pictured with the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower ahead the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France, July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

PARIS (Reuters) -France's top auditors praised the organisation of last year's Paris Olympic Games on Monday but also chided the failure to forecast a 2 billion euro ($2.34 billion) security bill.

With security only vaguely projected in advance, the costs in fact came to 1.7 billion euros in temporary spending and 300 million in longer-term costs, the Cour des Comptes said in a report published on Monday.

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