At the Paris Olympics, alcohol will not be sold to regular trampers.
You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the stands at the Olympics. EPA / AOP
Alcohol will not be sold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reports Inside The Games website.
The ban on alcohol sales dates back to a law more than 30 years ago that prohibits alcohol in sports stadiums. According to the law drawn up in 1991, the sale, distribution and presentation of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in sports and exercise facilities.
However, there are several loopholes in the law that allow wine, beer and cider to be regularly sold at competitions in certain sports, such as rugby matches. The organizers of this year’s Rugby World Cup have negotiated an exemption and are allowed to sell alcohol at the games.
According to Le Parisie, the organizers of the Olympic Games do not intend to negotiate on allowing the sale of alcohol, and do not intend to take advantage of loopholes in the law.
However, according to the Inside The Games website, beer, wine and spirits, among other things, are served in the VIP areas of the Olympics and in the premises of visiting companies. Many fans have already protested the sale of alcohol to VIP guests and accused the race organizers of hypocrisy.
In 2019, the then Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn proposed that the sale of alcohol should also be banned in VIP areas, but her proposal was rejected.
You could buy beer and wine at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics. During the Tokyo Olympics, the sale of alcohol was prohibited in sports arenas.