PARIS, CAPITAL OF THE WORLD DURING THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11. For 16 days, the French capital will be the heart of the world by welcoming athletes and tourists from all over the world.

For the organization of the 2024 Olympic Games, 5 cities were in competition: Budapest (Hungary), Hamburg (Germany), Los Angeles (USA), Paris (France) and Rome (Italy). On September 13, 2017, the IOC decided and awarded the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Paris, whose ambitions were to offer “revolutionary Games”.

By organizing the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the 3rd time, Paris offers future generations a positive tangible and intangible legacy.

The numbers

– Several billion viewers
– 350,000 hours of TV broadcasting (Rio 2016)
– 9.7 million spectators
– 35 competition venues
– 10,500 athletes
– 6,000 accredited journalists
– 45,000 dedicated volunteers
+ 600,000 meals served per day in the Athletes’ Village

This 33rd Olympiad brought together 19 days of competition (the handball, football and rugby tournaments began on 24 July)
– Athletes from over 200 National Olympic Committees and the Refugee Team
– 32 sports (including 4 additional sports)
– 329 events
– 754 sessions (competitions and ceremonies)
– 10,500 athletes

Inauguration

A spectacle grandiose broadcast on many international television channels was proposed. Lady Gaga and Céline Dion sang before Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the Olympic cauldron attached to a balloon in the Tuileries Gardens.

For Céline Dion, the ceremony was the moment that marked her big comeback after 4 years of absence. The diva performed with emotion, from the Eiffel Tower, Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’Amour” and Lady Gaga sang in French “Mon truc en plumes” by Zizi Jeanmaire.

The cauldron

The Olympic cauldron is 37 meters high and has a diameter of 7 meters). It is possible to admire it up close in the Tuileries Gardens, it remains on the ground between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. then rises into the sky (except for weather problems). In the evening, attached, it rises 30 meters into the air. The cauldron, meanwhile, is 30 meters high and its highest point is 60 meters above the ground, which allows for beautiful views of Paris, including the alignment of the Louvre Museum and its Pyramid, the Concorde Obelisk and the Champs Elysées including the Arc de Triomphe.

Designed by designer Matthieu Lehanneur and with the help of EDF, the Olympic cauldron is filled with 40 LED projectors, to which are added 200 high-pressure misting nozzles, thus giving the effect of a flame, without emitting a single gram of carbon into the atmosphere. Matthieu Lehanneur is also the creator of the torch and the cauldron. By creating a flame without fuel, his work is a technical feat.

The flame

Judoka Teddy Riner and former athlete Marie-José Pérec lit the Olympic cauldron on Friday, July 26, on display in the Tuileries Gardens (75001). The flame, made of water and light, is a “100% electric” ring.

To access it, you must register on the Paris 2024 platform. The flow of visitors at the foot of the hot air balloon is regulated by free ticketing. Registration allows you to obtain a QR code and an entry slot in the Tuileries Gardens.

The Parc des Nations

Located on 55 hectares, in the open air in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, to the east of the capital, the Parc des Nations is the place where several foreign delegations have decided to settle during the period of the Paris Olympic Games. 2024..It is a village where all the supporters of the world meet. Every day, we discover a different program of sports and cultural organizations (music, shows, installations, DJ sets or demonstrations).

The Olympic flame crossed the Parc de la Vilette on July 26, the next day, it became the Parc des Nations. It allows you to travel to the 4 corners of the world thanks to the different international sports and cultural organizations present in the park. In the evening, you can attend concerts.

In addition to the French pavilion, Club France, you can discover a dozen foreign national committees like the pavilions of Canada, Slovenia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Taiwan.

Club France is a place where you can follow the broadcast of the events, follow sports initiations (archery, gymnastics, climbing, boxing, cycling …), celebrate medals (8 Gold, 10 Silver and 8 Bronze totaled until August 2,) meet athletes, It is the place where all the medalists are celebrated.

Club France is open from Monday to Sunday, from 10am to 11pm.

During the Olympic period, you have to pay €5 to access it but it will be free during the Paralympic Games.

Club France Olympique
Open from 10am to 2am (last entry at midnight)
Outdoor Fan Zone closes at 11pm (last entry for the Grande Halle, 10pm)
La Grande Halle de la Villette
211 AVENUE JEAN JAURES
75019 Paris

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