Paralympic marathon runners to cross Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris

The courses for the Paralympic marathon and para-cycling events at the Paris 2024 Games have just been revealed, and they will give pride of place to Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris. All events will be complimentary, allowing the residents of Seine-Saint-Denis communes and Parisians, during the para-marathon, to support the world's top para-marathoners and para-cyclists enthusiastically!

On Sunday, September 8, 2024, Paralympic marathon athletes will compete in the iconic 42.195 km race, going for gold. The event will take place on a demanding course, linking Seine-Saint-Denis and the center of Paris.

The competition is divided into two groups: T12, for visually impaired athletes who may run with two guides, and T54. The latter refers to wheelchair athletes, including paraplegics who have lost the use of their lower limbs and individuals with lower limb amputations.

After crossing the Seine-Saint-Denis (nine communes are involved), the Buttes-Chaumont, the end of the race will start on the Champs-Élysées. Upon entering Paris, the Paralympic athletes will encounter their first challenge: ascending rue de Crimée towards Buttes-Chaumont Park, passing by the 19th arrondissement town hall.

The descent via avenue Jean-Jaurès to reach the canal Saint-Martin, then the quai de Jemmapes, will give athletes a little respite. They will then pass in front of the Bataclan in the 11th arrondissement, before skirting around Place de la République and through the 9th arrondissement, crossing the third and second arrondissement via boulevards Saint-Martin, de Bonne Nouvelle and Poissonnière.

After a stop at the Palais Garnier, they will be able to admire the Madeleine church and the Place de la Concorde. The marathon route will include a complete lap of the Champs-Élysées, marking it as the sole event of the Paris 2024 Games to encompass the entire length of the famous avenue.

Following a second pass at Place de la Concorde, close to the Grand Palais, the race will conclude on the Esplanade des Invalides, which is also the designated finish line for the Olympic marathon.

From the 4th to the 7th of September 2024, para-cyclists will participate in a series of events in Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis), marking the beginning and end of a 13.9-kilometer circuit that weaves through the center of the department.