Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics

Paris 2024 is the successful bid to bring the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and the XVII Paralympic 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. Following withdrawals in the 2024 Summer Olympics bidding process that led to just two candidate cities (Los Angeles and Paris), the IOC announced that the 2028 Summer Olympics would be awarded at the same time as the 2024 Games. After Los Angeles agreed on 31 July 2017 to host the 2028 Games, Paris was the only candidate city left in the bidding process for the 2024 Games. It was officially announced at the IOC Session in Lima, Peru.

Bids for the
2024 (2024) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
XVII Paralympic Games
Details
CityParis, France
ChairBernard Lapasset and Tony Estanguet
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF)
Previous Games hosted
1900 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
Bid for 1992, 2008 and 2012
Decision
ResultLos Angeles withdraw from 2024 to bid for 2028, so it won.

Paris previously hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics. Paris will be the second city (after London) to host the Olympic Games three times. Of note, 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Paris' 1924 Summer Olympics, as well as the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix.[2] On July 31, 2017, it was announced that rival bidder Los Angeles would host in 2028, effectively giving Paris the 2024 games.[3]

Dates

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The Olympic Games will be held from 26 July 2024 to 11 August 2024; while the Paralympic Games will be from 28 August 2024 to 8 September 2024. Paris will be the second city to host the games three times after London (1908, 1948 and 2012). These would be the sixth hosted games in France, and the third in summer. Los Angeles, which was announced as the 2028 Games host, will be the third city to host three times (1932 and 1984).

Venues, capacity

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The venues are situated mainly in Paris. They also include Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes, a centrepiece of the 1924 games, Vaires-sur-Marne, Versailles and a 600-kilometre (370 mi) venue for sailing in Marseille.[4] Environmental concerns are taken into account, as there will be nine temporary venues and only three new ones in a total of forty – 95% of venues are existing or temporary.[5]

Grand Paris Zone

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Paris Centre Zone

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Versailles Zone

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Stand-alone venues

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Non-competitive venues

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  • Le Bourget – Main press centre, international broadcast centre, media village
  • L'Île-Saint-Denis (will be built) – Olympic Village
  • Marseille Chanot Exhibition Park – Satellite Olympic Village for football (also teams playing elsewhere than Lille, Nantes or Paris) and sailing athletes

Football venues (9 candidates qualified even to 6 eventually)

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The bid logo was unveiled on 9 February 2016 at the Arc de Triomphe, The logo symbolises the dynamic ribbons colors of the Olympic rings shaping the iconic Eiffel Tower with the "2" and "4" represents the number "24" and the year "2024". The bid logo was designed by French agency Dragon Rouge.

Slogan

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The slogan was launched on 3 February 2017, at the Eiffel Tower: Made for Sharing (French: "Venez Partager").

Promotion

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The bid was heavily promoted during the 2017 Tour de France. Members of the bid team assisted in presenting the yellow jersey to the race leader after each day's stage, and during the final day in Paris the riders rode through the Grand Palais (site of the fencing and taekwondo events) en route to the final laps on the Champs-Élysées. Additionally, during stage 12 from Pau to Peyragudes, a special marker was placed at kilometer 2024 overall in the race to promote the bid.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris2024". paris2024.org. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ Ziegler, Martyn (23 June 2015). "Paris 2024 Olympic bid: French capital launches bid to host Summer Olympics 100 years after last hosting the Games". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games: Los Angeles announces intention to host in 2028". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Candidature File Stage 1, French Olympic Committee, pages 9–11
  5. ^ Bruner, Raisa. "Here's Your Guide to Every City Hosting the Olympics Through 2028". TIME. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ Paris 2024 at the KM 2024 - Stage 12 - Tour de France 2017. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
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Candidature file

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