 The computer outage hit the Paris Olympics just one week before the opening, correspondent Elaine Cobb explains. Athletes, volunteers and journalists were left in limbo as the computer outages knocked out the Paris 2024 accreditation system. I went to go get my accreditation validated, but been told no. New Zealand journalist Wilson Catton was just one of many asked to come back tomorrow. The Games organisers say it's just a temporary hitch and all the accreditation information is safe.