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Paris 2024; Map: Construction works in the preparation for the Olympic Games
Paris 2024; 23 June – Olympic Day 2019 – Place de la Concorde
Paris 2024; Video: In 2024 a new urban park will connect Place du Trocadéro with the Jardin du Champ-de-Mars
Un très grand bravo à Kathryn Gustafson qui remporte le concours Grand Site Tour Eiffel avec le superbe projet OnE1 ! D’ici 2024, nous allons offrir un nouveau parc de plus de 50 hectares aux Parisiennes et aux Parisiens. pic.twitter.com/CqyM9JHgve
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) 21 mei 2019
Repenser ce site était une évidence : @LaTourEiffel c’est le symbole de Paris mais aussi de la France. 7 millions de visiteurs la gravissent chaque année et 20 millions de personnes viennent l'admirer sans y monter. Nous nous devions de penser l'avenir de cet espace. pic.twitter.com/vhLomf5vnG
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) 21 mei 2019
Paris 2024; Video Design Olympic Village
#Paris2024 c'est 95% d'infrastructures existantes ou temporaires et des investissements publics de @SOLIDEO_JOP au service des populations. La construction du Village Olympique et Paralympique offrira à la @seinesaintdenis un nouveau quartier durable, social et ouvert. #Mipim2019 pic.twitter.com/5JpaqXaxY3
— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) 12 maart 2019
Paris 2024; Organisers propose 4 new sports
Proposed additional sports by Paris 2024
| Events | Athletes | |||||||
| Male | Female | Mixed | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
| Breaking | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Skateboarding | Street | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 48 | |
| Sport Climbing | Speed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Combined bouldering and lead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| Surfing | Shortboard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 124 | 248 | |
Timeline
“Following its submission to the Olympic Programme Commission, Paris 2024’s pre-selection of the four new sports will be officially presented to the IOC Executive Board on 26-28 March 2019, and if supported by the IOC Executive Board will then be presented to the IOC Session in Lausanne this coming June. The IOC will make its final decision on the events programme and athletes’ quota for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in December 2020, including final confirmation of the inclusion of the four sports, following the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.”
Venues
“Should the four sports be approved at this June’s IOC Session, Paris 2024 will then have a year and a half in which to work on its plans, with the aim of providing a detailed response during the course of 2021, following official confirmation of the Paris 2024 programme in December 2020.”
Source: Paris 2024
Paris 2024; Sports programme Paralympic Games
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed the Paris 2024 sports programme;
- Athletics
- Archery
- Badminton
- Blind football
- Boccia
- Canoe
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Goalball
- Judo
- Powerlifting
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Sitting volleyball
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Triathlon
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wheelchair rugby
- Wheelchair tennis.
Total: 22 Sports (same as Tokyo 2020)
Read more: IPC announces Paris 2024 sports programme (press release IPC)
Update: Video by the IPC
Paris 2024; Video Games Concept / Masterplan (December 2018)
Paris 2024; Arena 92/La Défense Arena; Interview with architect Christian de Portzamparc (by Architectures CREE on YouTube)
Interview in French
Location
Paris 2024; Paris La Défense Arena (U Arena / Arena92)
Capacity: 17.500 Seats
Architect: Christian de Portzamparc
Opened: October 2017
Paris 2024: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics & Trampoline
Paris 2024: Changes in Venue Concept (October 2018)
Last week, the IOC Executive Board approved an updated venue concept for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. An overview of all changes;
Olympic Aquatics Centre #1 & #2
Both venues are now situated next to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Aquatics Centre #1 (temporary): 50m pool for swimming and water polo (finals). Capacity: 15000 seats.
Aquatics Centre #2 (permanent): 50m + 25m pool for diving, artistic swimming and water polo (preliminaries). Capacity: 5000 seats, 2500 in legacy mode.
Two temporary 50m warm-up pools.
Le Bourget Pavilion
2 pavilions reduced to 1 pavilion.
Badminton moved to Paris Arena II.
Volleyball moved to a new location at Le Bourget.
Paris Arena I
Judo moved to the Temporary Grand Palais.
All basketball sessions moved to Paris Arena I (previously basketball was also planned in the Paris Arena II and the Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin).
Paris Arena II
Location changed from Bercy to Porte de la Chapelle.
New and permanent arena for badminton. Capacity: 7500 seats.
Legacy use: basketball, handball and volleyball.
Wrestling moved to the Temporary Grand Palais, basketball to Paris Arena I.
Temporary Grand Palais
New addition to the Paris 2024 master plan. In the coming years the Grand Palais will be renovated. During the renovation, a temporary structure will be built on the Champ de Mars. It was decided to leave this temporary structure in place so that it can serve as a venue during the Olympic Games.
Venue for judo and wrestling.Capacity: 9000 seats.
Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin
Basketball moved to the Paris Arena I.
This venue is no longer part of the Olympic Games master plan.
Updated venue map
Updated list of venues
| Zone | Venue | Type | Sports | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Paris Zone | Olympic Village | - | - | - |
| Grand Paris Zone | Stade de France | Existing - permanent work required | Athletics, Ceremonies | 78000 |
| Grand Paris Zone | Olympic Aquatics Centre #1 | Temporary | Swimming, Water Polo (finals) | 15000 |
| Grand Paris Zone | Olympic Aquatics Centre #2 | New | Artistic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo (preliminaries) | 5000 |
| Grand Paris Zone | Le Bourget Pavilion | Temporary | Volleyball | 12000/5000 |
| Grand Paris Zone | Le Bourget Shooting Range | Temporary | Shooting | 3000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Champ de Mars | Temporary | Beach Volleyball | 12000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Eiffel Tower | Temporary | Swimming (Marathon), Triathlon, Athletics (Marathon, Race walk) | 3000/10000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Champs-Elysees | Temporary | Cycling (Road) | 4000/25000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Grand Palais | Temporary | Fencing, Taekwondo | 7000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Esplanade des Invalides | Temporary | Archery | 8000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Paris Expo – Hall I | Existing - no permanent work | Handball | 12000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Paris Expo – Hall IV | Existing - no permanent work | Table Tennis | 6000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Parc des Princes | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 45000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Stade Jean-Bouin | Existing - no permanent work | Rugby | 20000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Roland-Garros | Existing - permanent work required | Tennis, Boxing | 15000/10000/5000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Paris Arena I | Existing - no permanent work | Basketball | 15000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Paris Arena II | Planned | Badminton | 7500 |
| Paris Centre Zone | Temporary Grand Palais | Temporary | Judo, Wrestling | 9000 |
| Paris Centre Zone | IOC Hotels | - | - | - |
| Stand alone | Arena 92 | Existing - no permanent work | Gymnastics | 17500 |
| Stand alone | Stade Yves-du-Manoir | Existing - permanent work required | Hockey | 15000 |
| Stand alone | Zenith Paris | Existing - no permanent work | Weightlifting | 6000 |
| Stand alone | Water Sports Centre | Existing - permanent work required | Canoe/Kayak (Slalom + Sprint), Rowing | 14000/10000 |
| Stand alone | Chateau de Versailles | Temporary | Equestrian, Modern Penthatlon | 20000 |
| Stand alone | Velodrome National | Existing - no permanent work | Cycling (track), Modern Penthatlon (fencing) | 5000 |
| Stand alone | BMX Track | Existing - permanent work required | BMX | 6000 |
| Stand alone | Elancourt Hill | Existing - permanent work required | Cycling (Mountain Bike) | 2000/20000 |
| Stand alone | Golf National | Existing - no permanent work | Golf | - |
| Stand alone | La Villette Great Hall | Existing - no permanent work | Paralympic Games only | 4000 |
| France | Marina (Marseille) | Existing - permanent work required | Sailing | 5000/10000 |
| France | Stade Velodrome (Marseille) | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 67000 |
| France | Stadium de Toulouse | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 33000 |
| France | Stade de Bordeaux | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 42000 |
| France | Stade de La Beaujoire (Nantes) | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 38000 |
| France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Lille) | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 50000 |
| France | Stade de Lyon | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 58000 |
| France | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne) | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 42000 |
| France | Stade de Nice | Existing - no permanent work | Football | 35000 |