Paris is preparing to host the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, featuring athletes and dignitaries traveling down the River Seine on a flotilla. With global attention focused on the event, a massive security operation has been organized, involving tens of thousands of police officers. In the hours leading up to the ceremony, the French rail company SNCF reported "malicious acts" targeting its high-speed network in an attempt to disrupt the system. Over 300,000 spectators are expected in central Paris for the event, where more than 10,000 athletes will pass by some of the city's most famous landmarks, including Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower, before arriving at the Trocadéro.