Guest of franceinfo 6:20 p.m., Amélie Oudéa-Castéra returned to the incidents that occurred on Saturday September 9, in Marseille and Bordeaux, on the sidelines of the Rugby World Cup.
Scenes “of chaos”. This is how the British newspaper The Guardian described the atmosphere of the queues, around the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, before the match between England and Argentina on Saturday September 9, 2023. Blocked at the outside, supporters were unable to attend the start of the match. Situation similar to Bordeaux, where in the afternoon, several fans also missed the kick-off of the Ireland-Romania match (82-8), played at Matmut Atlantique Bordeaux.
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Words “a little excessive”, reacted this Monday, September 11 on franceinfo Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
“At the start of these very big competitions, there are always little hiccups and small technical adjustments.”
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Parisat franceinfo
“There is nothing to worry about, there was no security problem”its defended the minister. The Guardian “is tough with us, even if it is entirely true that there were several operational failures on Saturday which must not be minimized” or “reproduced”, has she for follow-up.
“Corrective measures” implemented artwork
According to the Minister of Sports, measures have also been taken “been implemented” to allow “to rectify the situation very quickly, from the South Africa/Scotland match in Marseille”. She specifies in particular that “the quality and recurrence of the information given to travelers, on access, on stadium opening hours” was re-studied.
We need “a better distribution of volunteers so that they are much more effective in guiding the public, with the strengthening, in Marseille, of a reception point for orientation at the reception at the exit of the metro “.
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.at franceinfo
The minister finally declared that she would ensure “personally (…) to each of the details” to offer supporters “a complete end-to-end spectator experience that is impeccable” during future meetings.