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Olympics ceremony on Seine 'very probable' option

French President Emmanuel Macron. [Courtesy]

The Paris Olympics' chief organiser Tony Estanguet said on Tuesday an opening ceremony on the river Seine was the "very probable" option, after French President Emmanuel Macron said it could be moved to a stadium.

"Today, the really main and very probable plan is to organise the ceremony on the Seine," Estanguet told RFI.

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