(FILES) A photojournalist takes pictures of an empty stadium during a visit at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, on July 2, 2024, which will host the basketball group stages matches and handball knockout stages during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented open-air ceremony on the river Seine on July 26, 2024, as most concerns so far relate to security arrangements for the opening festivities. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)