France's ability to deliver a smooth-running 2024 Olympic Games could be hurt by expected delays to a massive expansion of the Paris metro network which already faces multi-billion euro cost overruns, French senators warned on Wednesday. "The delays and financing difficulties could harm the smooth running of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games," a cross-committee grouping of Senators said in a statement. Also read Narendra Modi lashes out at IOC for striking wrestling off Olympic 2020It was central to Paris' boast of "easy-to-access rapid public transport options to 100 percent of Games venues" in Paris' 2024 bid for the Olympics. The new lines are also central to Paris' efforts to improve public transport accessibility for handicapped users. The audit body too said it had "serious doubts" about the project's ability to open in time for the 2024 games.

Source: dna February 01, 2018 01:57 UTC