Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Games of the XXXIII Olympiad XVII Paralympic Games | |
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| Details | |
| City | Paris, France |
| Chair | Bernard Lapasset and Tony Estanguet |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) |
| Previous Games hosted | |
| 1900 Summer Olympics 1924 Summer Olympics | |
The Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics is an ongoing attempt to bring the 2024 Summer Games to the French capital city.[1] Paris formally announced its intention to bid on 23 June 2015 – the date on which Olympic Day is globally celebrated.[2] According to the LA Times, on 16 June 2016, LA 2024 leaders reacted with surprise at learning that a rival Olympic bidder arrived quietly in town to study venues that form the centerpiece of Los Angeles’ campaign for the 2024 Games. Leaders of the Paris 2024 bid spent several hours taking pictures and videos inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Galen Center and a USC housing complex that would serve as a media village.
Dates
If Paris should win the bid, the Olympic Games would be organized from 2 August 2024 to 18 August 2024; while the Paralympic Games would be held from 4 September 2024 to 15 September 2024.
Venues, capacity
Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Candidature File Stage 1 French Olympic Committee pages 9–11
Venues situated mainly in Paris and includes also Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, 1924 centrepiece Colombes, Vaires-sur-Marne, Versailles and 600km distance venue for Sailing in Marseille. Environmental issues are noticed as there will be 9 temporary venues and only 3 new ones in total of 40 venues.
Grand Paris Zone
- Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ceremonies and Athletics, 75,000
- Aubervilliers — Aquatics Centre (Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming), 15,000
- Water Polo Arena (Piscine de Marville) — Water Polo, 5,000
- Le Bourget - Pavilion I - Badminton (temporary), 7,000
- Le Bourget - Pavilion II - Volleyball (temporary), 18,000 (12,000 in main court and 6,000 in secondary court)
- Le Bourget Shooting Range - Shooting (temporary), 3,000
- Le Zénith - Boxing, 6,000
- Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - Hockey, 15,000
- Arena 92 — Gymnastics (artistic and trampoline), 17,500, Weightlifting, 6 000
- Parc des Princes, Paris Football, 60,000
Paris Centre Zone
- Champs de Mars — Beach volley (temporary), 12,000
- Eiffel Tower and river Seine — Marathon swimming, Triathlon, surfing (temporary) 3,000 (10,000)
- Champs-Élysées — Cycling (road), skateboarding (temporary) 4,000 (25,000)
- Grand Palais — Fencing, Taekwondo, karate 7,000
- Les Invalides — Archery (temporary), 6,000
- Paris Expo;
- Hall I — Handball, 12,000
- Hall IV — Table tennis, 6,000
- Croix Catelan Olympic Swimming Pool - Modern Pentathlon (swimming), 2 000
- Stade Jean-Bouin — Rugby, 20,000
- Stade Roland Garros — Tennis, 36,000 (15,000, 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, and 16 courts seating 250 (4,000 total))
- Bercy Arena — Judo, Basketball (last preliminary round, finals), 16,000
- Bercy Arena II — Basketball (preliminaries, not all), Wrestling, 8,000
Versailles Zone
- Le Golf National — Golf, 5,000 (30,000)
- Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines — Cycling (track, BMX), Modern Pentathlon (fencing) 2 stands seating 6,000 each
- Gardens of Versailles — Equestrian, Modern Pentathlon, 20,000 (dressage, jumping, modern pentathlon in temporary stadium), 80,000 (eventing around temporary circuit in the garden)
- Élancourt Hill — Mountain Bike, 30,000
Stand-alone venues
- Vaires-sur-Marne — Rowing, canoeing (kayak and slalom), 10,000 (flatwater), 12,000 (slalom)
- Marseille — Sailing, 5,000
Non-competitive venues
- Le Bourget - Main Press Centre, International Broadcast Centre
- L'Île-Saint-Denis (will be built) - Olympic Village
- Marseille Chanot Exhibition Park - Satellite Olympic Village for Football and Sailing athletes
Football venues
- Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, 67,000
- Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, 58,000
- Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, 50,000
- Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 42,000
- Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, 42,000
- Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (renovated), 38,000
- Allianz Riviera, Nice, 35,000
- Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, 32,000
Slogan
The site and bid were officially launched on 17 February 2016, with the slogan La Force d'un Rêve. ("The Strength of a Dream").
Logo
The Paris 2024 bid logo is inspired by the Eiffel Tower and number 24. The logo was launched 9 February 2016 at the Arc de Triomphe.
See also
References
- ↑ "Paris2024". paris2024.org. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ↑ "Paris has confirmed its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games". 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2016-07-06.