Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: answering your questions
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Arenas and venues, ticketing, transport, festivites… Find out everything you need to know about the Paris 2024 Games thanks to our frequently asked questions!
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Venues
Will I be able to walk near Olympic and Paralympic venues? Will my job or business be affected by security perimeters around the venues? Will I be able to access public services, schools, cultural venues and gyms normally? Find out everything you need to know about security perimeters in our FAQ section!
Events will take place all over France and in overseas territories. In Paris, 95% of existing infrastructure such as the Roland Garros stadium and the Parc des Princes make up the 15 Olympic Games venues and 11 Paralympic Games venues. The remaining temporary venues, meanwhile, will be set up in the very heart of the capital.
For a map of the competition venues, visit paris.fr and Paris 2024.org.
For a map of the competition venues, visit paris.fr and Paris 2024.org.
During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, over 15,000 athletes will train in and around the capital. In Paris, five venues are currently being renovated and made accessible to welcome athletes in the best possible conditions. They will also benefit Parisians after the Games.
For a map of the training sites visit paris.fr.
For a map of the training sites visit paris.fr.
The Arena Porte de la Chapelle is the only new venue built for the Olympic and Paralympic Games within the capital. Several other temporary venues will be set up in different parts of the capital to host competitions and celebrate the event.
Find out all about Parisian venues and facilities planned in Paris for the Games on paris.fr.
Find out all about Parisian venues and facilities planned in Paris for the Games on paris.fr.
Heritage and infrastructure
Our goal is to leave a tangible legacy for Parisians and Ile-de-France residents.
1. An ecological legacy with:
- The creation of the Olympic traffic lane on the ring road will allow athletes and public transport to move around more fluidly during the Games. It will then be turned into a carpooling and public transport only lane. This project will go ahead alongside the planting of nearly 45,000 trees by 2024.
- The redevelopment of the Porte de la Chapelle. This neighborhood, which has faced numerous economical and social difficulties, will be rejuvenated. It will undergo serious redevelopment with the creation of 8.5 hectares of green space and two parks in Chapelle Charbon and Ordener-Poissonniers, the creation and renovation of public facilities, the arrival of the Condorcet University campus, the construction of the Arena, 5 nurseries or schools, a music school and more than 3,000 homes. These development choices were made possible thanks to the City's ongoing development policy and the impetus generated by this historic event.
The Adidas Arena: an asset for Porte de la Chapelle
Paris has chosen to rely on as much existing infrastructure as possible for the Games. Thus, 95% of the sites and venues already exist. The only new facility built in Paris for the Games, the Adidas Arena, will be built for the event but also for the benefit of local residents.
>>All the information on the Adidas Arena
- The Seine's clean-up scheme has already allowed for significant regeneration of the river's ecosystem. At the end of the 1980s only two different species of fish lived in the Seine; there are more than 30 today. Everything is being done to ensure that swimming in the Seine will be possible during the Games and more than 1 billion euros have been invested by the State and authorities to allow swimming. The Seine in Paris has previously already reached health quality thresholds required to allow swimming between 20 and 50% of the time during the summer. Thanks to stakeholders' investment, this rate will reach 100% by the end of 2024.
>Learn more about the sanitation of the Seine and swimming in the river
- The acceleration of the cycling plan, the sustainability of paths built during the Covid health crisis and above all the creation of a new network of cycle paths which will connect all Olympic and Paralympic sites.
2. A metropolitan heritage for Seine-Saint-Denis:
One of the main objectives for Paris is to make the Games profitable for everyone and not just Parisians. If the Games have made redeveloping Paris a possibility then the whole country must benefit and especially Seine-Saint-Denis. Bringing new public facilities, new housing and quality public infrastructure to these areas. This is why we decided to build the Olympic Village in Seine-Saint-Denis, in the three towns of Saint-Ouen, Saint Denis, and Ile-Saint-Denis.
The Athletes’ Village is an exemple of Paris' new modern infrastructure:
- Carbon footprint halved over its entire life cycle, compared to traditional development projects
- 94% of demolition waste was recycled or repurposed
- 45% reduction in carbon emissions during construction of the Athletes' Village compared to similar operations. 2030 Paris Agreement objectives can already be met.
- 68% of power at the Athletes' Village to be drawn from renewable and local energies (via geothermal energy)
- 40% of Village area is green spaces with nearly 8,000 trees
- It will accommodate 14,500 athletes and accompanying staff, 6,000 para-athletes.
From 2025 onward, the village will be turned into a new housing district for 6,000 residents with more than 2,500 housing units (between 25 and 40% social housing), a student residence, a hotel, two new school groups, offices, 3 large spaces greens very close to the Condorcet campus and connected to the Grand Paris express (Pleyel station).
3. A legacy in terms of accessibility:
Beyond the disabled access to training and competition sites during the Games, the City has undergone a transformation to meet the needs of para-athletes and the 350,000 disabled visitors expected to attend.
17 enhanced accessibility districts have been created and are the subject of specific work to facilitate access for all audiences to local services.
At the end of the Games, this universal design approach will be extended to the whole of Paris. These districts are high priority accessibility zones: “a local environment in which everyone, whatever their situation, has access to a complete and proportionate offer of universally accessible services, and access to reliable and up-to-date information on these services".
Furthermore, the city is planning to add disabled access to all Parisian bus lines by 2024. A bus line is deemed accessible when 70% of its stop points are considered accessible. An investment that will cost 10 million euros over two years.
4- An intangible legacy including:
Support for Parisian sports players:
- 320 associations financially supported around social projects through sport
- 4,500 women to benefit from the “Paris Sportives” scheme for gender equality in access to sports
practice
- Nearly 2,000 schoolchildren from the “Education through sport” scheme that includes extra curricular homework support and preventing dropouts
- Providing sporting support to 800 senior citizens and 1,000 people with disabilities
- 2,000 beneficiaries of our Sport Santé schemes, 84 clubs supported to train volunteers (sustainable development, gender-based and sexual violence, inclusion, administrative functioning, communication, etc.)
- 6,000 children mobilized for the School Sports Games (JSS), the next edition of which is scheduled for April 2023, combining sport, culture and multicultural encounters
- the “Generation 2024” label to involve schools in the Games and open young Parisians to the world through sports.
1. An ecological legacy with:
- The creation of the Olympic traffic lane on the ring road will allow athletes and public transport to move around more fluidly during the Games. It will then be turned into a carpooling and public transport only lane. This project will go ahead alongside the planting of nearly 45,000 trees by 2024.
- The redevelopment of the Porte de la Chapelle. This neighborhood, which has faced numerous economical and social difficulties, will be rejuvenated. It will undergo serious redevelopment with the creation of 8.5 hectares of green space and two parks in Chapelle Charbon and Ordener-Poissonniers, the creation and renovation of public facilities, the arrival of the Condorcet University campus, the construction of the Arena, 5 nurseries or schools, a music school and more than 3,000 homes. These development choices were made possible thanks to the City's ongoing development policy and the impetus generated by this historic event.
The Adidas Arena: an asset for Porte de la Chapelle
Paris has chosen to rely on as much existing infrastructure as possible for the Games. Thus, 95% of the sites and venues already exist. The only new facility built in Paris for the Games, the Adidas Arena, will be built for the event but also for the benefit of local residents.
>>All the information on the Adidas Arena
- The Seine's clean-up scheme has already allowed for significant regeneration of the river's ecosystem. At the end of the 1980s only two different species of fish lived in the Seine; there are more than 30 today. Everything is being done to ensure that swimming in the Seine will be possible during the Games and more than 1 billion euros have been invested by the State and authorities to allow swimming. The Seine in Paris has previously already reached health quality thresholds required to allow swimming between 20 and 50% of the time during the summer. Thanks to stakeholders' investment, this rate will reach 100% by the end of 2024.
>Learn more about the sanitation of the Seine and swimming in the river
- The acceleration of the cycling plan, the sustainability of paths built during the Covid health crisis and above all the creation of a new network of cycle paths which will connect all Olympic and Paralympic sites.
2. A metropolitan heritage for Seine-Saint-Denis:
One of the main objectives for Paris is to make the Games profitable for everyone and not just Parisians. If the Games have made redeveloping Paris a possibility then the whole country must benefit and especially Seine-Saint-Denis. Bringing new public facilities, new housing and quality public infrastructure to these areas. This is why we decided to build the Olympic Village in Seine-Saint-Denis, in the three towns of Saint-Ouen, Saint Denis, and Ile-Saint-Denis.
The Athletes’ Village is an exemple of Paris' new modern infrastructure:
- Carbon footprint halved over its entire life cycle, compared to traditional development projects
- 94% of demolition waste was recycled or repurposed
- 45% reduction in carbon emissions during construction of the Athletes' Village compared to similar operations. 2030 Paris Agreement objectives can already be met.
- 68% of power at the Athletes' Village to be drawn from renewable and local energies (via geothermal energy)
- 40% of Village area is green spaces with nearly 8,000 trees
- It will accommodate 14,500 athletes and accompanying staff, 6,000 para-athletes.
From 2025 onward, the village will be turned into a new housing district for 6,000 residents with more than 2,500 housing units (between 25 and 40% social housing), a student residence, a hotel, two new school groups, offices, 3 large spaces greens very close to the Condorcet campus and connected to the Grand Paris express (Pleyel station).
3. A legacy in terms of accessibility:
Beyond the disabled access to training and competition sites during the Games, the City has undergone a transformation to meet the needs of para-athletes and the 350,000 disabled visitors expected to attend.
17 enhanced accessibility districts have been created and are the subject of specific work to facilitate access for all audiences to local services.
At the end of the Games, this universal design approach will be extended to the whole of Paris. These districts are high priority accessibility zones: “a local environment in which everyone, whatever their situation, has access to a complete and proportionate offer of universally accessible services, and access to reliable and up-to-date information on these services".
Furthermore, the city is planning to add disabled access to all Parisian bus lines by 2024. A bus line is deemed accessible when 70% of its stop points are considered accessible. An investment that will cost 10 million euros over two years.
4- An intangible legacy including:
Support for Parisian sports players:
- 320 associations financially supported around social projects through sport
- 4,500 women to benefit from the “Paris Sportives” scheme for gender equality in access to sports
practice
- Nearly 2,000 schoolchildren from the “Education through sport” scheme that includes extra curricular homework support and preventing dropouts
- Providing sporting support to 800 senior citizens and 1,000 people with disabilities
- 2,000 beneficiaries of our Sport Santé schemes, 84 clubs supported to train volunteers (sustainable development, gender-based and sexual violence, inclusion, administrative functioning, communication, etc.)
- 6,000 children mobilized for the School Sports Games (JSS), the next edition of which is scheduled for April 2023, combining sport, culture and multicultural encounters
- the “Generation 2024” label to involve schools in the Games and open young Parisians to the world through sports.
Porte de la Chapelle Arena
The 26,000 m² facility will be open to local sports enthusiasts and residents, and will include two sports halls for local use by schools and clubs. An additional 2,000 m² will be dedicated to leisure activities and shops in the neighborhood.
In 2024, the Arena will host the badminton, para-badminton, rhythmic gymnastics and para-powerlifting events during the Games.
In 2024, the Arena will host the badminton, para-badminton, rhythmic gymnastics and para-powerlifting events during the Games.
The choice of the Arena's location in the heart of the working-class Porte de la Chapelle district symbolizes Paris's determination benefit local residents. This prestigious facility will contribute to the redevelopment of the district and the modernization of local sports facilities.
The Arena symbolizes a new, more responsible way of building. The project features high energy and acoustic performance, a balance between walls and windows to allow enhanced thermal comfort, and extensive green roofing.
Bio-sourced materials will be used extensively, with the two sports halls made of wooden frames, wood-concrete floors, and facades made out of 60% wood for the Arena's fondations. The use of other types of bio-sourced materials, such as recycled cotton for the insulation of the main hall, will enable the Arena to achieve a level 2 certification for bio-sourced materials. In December 2021, the site's building quarters also won a Territoria d'Or award from the Observatoire de l'innovation publique in the "action en faveur de l’environnement" category.
Bio-sourced materials will be used extensively, with the two sports halls made of wooden frames, wood-concrete floors, and facades made out of 60% wood for the Arena's fondations. The use of other types of bio-sourced materials, such as recycled cotton for the insulation of the main hall, will enable the Arena to achieve a level 2 certification for bio-sourced materials. In December 2021, the site's building quarters also won a Territoria d'Or award from the Observatoire de l'innovation publique in the "action en faveur de l’environnement" category.
50% of financing is by the Société de livraison des ouvrages olympiques (SOLIDEO), with contributions from the State and the Île-de-France Region, and the other 50% is by the City of Paris.
The Adidas Arena will contribute to the development of high-level sport and the hosting of major sporting events in the capital, with nearly 8,000 seats for basketball events. Paris Basketball club will move in and concerts, shows, congresses and corporate events will be all hosted at the Arena after the Games.
Other work
Work is currently underway on several of the city's sports facilities to enable them to be made accessible and provide optimum reception and training conditions for Paris 2024 Games athletes and Parisian users. Work is scheduled for completion between late 2023 and early 2024.
The 5 sites are :
- Max Rousié sports center (17th arrondissement)
- Bertrand Dauvin swimming pool and sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Poissonniers sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Georges Vallerey swimming pool (20th arrondissement)
- Pierre de Coubertin gymnasium (16th arrondissement)
For full details on the renovation of these sports venues, visit paris.fr.
The 5 sites are :
- Max Rousié sports center (17th arrondissement)
- Bertrand Dauvin swimming pool and sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Poissonniers sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Georges Vallerey swimming pool (20th arrondissement)
- Pierre de Coubertin gymnasium (16th arrondissement)
For full details on the renovation of these sports venues, visit paris.fr.
With the exception of the Vallerey and Dauvin pools, all other facilities will remain open to the public during work.
5 Parisian venues are being renovated to host the Games. Their renovation will benefit all the capital's sportsmen and women after the event:
- Max Rousié sports center (17th arrondissement)
- Bertrand Dauvin swimming pool and sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Poissonniers sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Georges Vallerey swimming pool (20th arrondissement)
- Pierre de Coubertin gymnasium (16th arrondissement)
For full details of the renovation of these sports venues, visit paris.fr.
- Max Rousié sports center (17th arrondissement)
- Bertrand Dauvin swimming pool and sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Poissonniers sports center (18th arrondissement)
- Georges Vallerey swimming pool (20th arrondissement)
- Pierre de Coubertin gymnasium (16th arrondissement)
For full details of the renovation of these sports venues, visit paris.fr.
Once the Games are over, the athletes' accommodation will be transformed to create a lively neighborhood, open to all, with multiple facilities. The Athletes' Village will be home to more than 2,500 family and student housing units (25 to 40% of which will be social housing, depending on the municipality), business activities and a new range of shops and services on the first floor of the buildings. The district will also benefit from new public facilities: two school groups (nursery and elementary schools), two crèches, a renovated high school and new sports facilities.
Environment
Swimming
Making the swimming in the Seine possible is linked to wastewater sanitation: in fact, the opening of a bathing area depends mainly on the presence of two human-derived bacteria indicative of river contamination: Enterococci and Escherichia Coli.
It is therefore necessary to stop wastewater discharging into the river and to improve wastewater treatment systems in treatment plants.
To achieve this, a number of strategies have been defined:
- Implementation of bacteriological treatment of wastewater leaving treatment plants;
- Elimination of wastewater discharge from buildings into watercourses;
- Reduction and control of rainwater discharges from wastewater systems;
- Treatment other pollution sources, in particular by eliminating wastewater discharges from boats.
The hosting of the Paris 2024 Games competitions and the opening of urban bathing sites represents an opportunity to guarantee the sustainable depollution of the Seine and Marne rivers.
It is therefore necessary to stop wastewater discharging into the river and to improve wastewater treatment systems in treatment plants.
To achieve this, a number of strategies have been defined:
- Implementation of bacteriological treatment of wastewater leaving treatment plants;
- Elimination of wastewater discharge from buildings into watercourses;
- Reduction and control of rainwater discharges from wastewater systems;
- Treatment other pollution sources, in particular by eliminating wastewater discharges from boats.
The hosting of the Paris 2024 Games competitions and the opening of urban bathing sites represents an opportunity to guarantee the sustainable depollution of the Seine and Marne rivers.
During the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games the triathlon, para triathlon and marathon swimming events will take place on the Seine, in the heart of the capital, at the Alexandre III bridge, at the foot of the Grand Palais and the Invalides.
Three main categories of bathing zones could be made possible:
- Bathing directly in the river, as in Basel, Switzerland, which is complex when the river is heavily navigated.
- Bathing in an arm separated from the main river: this is the case in Zürich with the Limmat River.
- Bathing in a purpose-built facility: a structure on the riverbank, floating pontoons, as in the Bassin de la Villette in Paris for summer bathing.
- Bathing directly in the river, as in Basel, Switzerland, which is complex when the river is heavily navigated.
- Bathing in an arm separated from the main river: this is the case in Zürich with the Limmat River.
- Bathing in a purpose-built facility: a structure on the riverbank, floating pontoons, as in the Bassin de la Villette in Paris for summer bathing.
> All the information you need about the Seine's sanitation on paris.fr.
Transports
The first priority is to ensure that public transport is available at all times. Furthermore, all non-polluting modes of transport and soft mobility will be improved. For example, we will install numerous parking spaces dedicated to cycling around the Olympic sites to encourage cycling during the Games with the creation and signage of a network of cycle paths to connect Olympic and Paralympic sites to each other.
Furthermore, the City has a plan to make all Parisian bus lines accessible by 2024. A line is deemed accessible when 70% of its stopping points are accessible. This corresponds to an investment of €10 million over two years. Shuttle systems and a plan to provide access to 1,000 taxis (compared to 200 currently) will also be deployed to allow people with disabilities to move around the capital more easily.
Furthermore, the City has a plan to make all Parisian bus lines accessible by 2024. A line is deemed accessible when 70% of its stopping points are accessible. This corresponds to an investment of €10 million over two years. Shuttle systems and a plan to provide access to 1,000 taxis (compared to 200 currently) will also be deployed to allow people with disabilities to move around the capital more easily.
It is our wish that public transport should be up to scratch for the Games. This does not fall under the city's jurisdiction, but we have approached the relevant authorities (State, Ile-de-France Region) to ensure that public transport services are up to standard.
For our part, we are increasing our budgetary contribution to public transport in the Ile-de-France region and speeding up the roll-out of the Bicycle Plan to complete the infrastructure network between now and the Games.
For our part, we are increasing our budgetary contribution to public transport in the Ile-de-France region and speeding up the roll-out of the Bicycle Plan to complete the infrastructure network between now and the Games.
Upon a decision taken by the Paris Police Prefecture, temporary and limited street closures will take place during the event, to ensure the secure flow of spectators around the competition sites. We are working with government services who will manage security at these sites. Local residents will of course still have access to their homes, as is already the case when hosting major events. Commercial and professional activities located around these sites will benefit from exemptions allowing them to maintain their activity. We will be informing local residents and shopkeepers of precise arrangements in the near future. Find out everything you need to know about security perimeters in our FAQ section!
Parisians will be informed via the City of Paris' general public communication channels (website, social networks, local billboards…) but also in a personalized and real-time way, receiving the most accurate and reliable information on opportunities and impacts linked to the hosting of the Games in and around Paris. Organization stakeholders such as the "Paris 2024" Organizing Committee, the Police Prefecture and transport operators, will also be informing the public about events and impacts related to the hosting of the Games in Paris.
The "Transport Public Paris 2024" app is dedicated to Olympic and Paralympic spectators, accompanying them to competition venues via public transport or active mobility (walking and cycling). For other daily journeys, Parisians can use the "Île-de-France Mobilités" application.
Restrictions on navigation on the Seine will be applied at various points during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, scheduled for July 26, 2024, and when whitewater swimming events are held during the Games. These interruptions will be limited in scale and duration, and will be communicated prior to the event. Find out everything you need to know about safety perimeters in our FAQ section!
Olympic traffic lanes
Some traffic lanes will be reserved for certain vehicles during the Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the larger transport plan deployed for the event.
This measure was decided during collaborative work carried out since spring 2021 with government departments, Paris 2024, local authorities and first and foremost the City of Paris. The publication of the May 6th, 2022 decree identified 185 kilometers of roadways in the Île-de-France region that will be temporarily reserved for accredited vehicles during the Games. These lanes will not remain permanent.
>>More details on the Olympic traffic lanes
This measure was decided during collaborative work carried out since spring 2021 with government departments, Paris 2024, local authorities and first and foremost the City of Paris. The publication of the May 6th, 2022 decree identified 185 kilometers of roadways in the Île-de-France region that will be temporarily reserved for accredited vehicles during the Games. These lanes will not remain permanent.
>>More details on the Olympic traffic lanes
As part of the city's bidding commitments, this system aims to guarantee optimized, reliable, accessible and safe service to the official Olympic and Paralympic venues for all concerned users while limiting impact on daily activity and city life.
Accredited persons (athletes, national delegations, etc.) will be able to use these lanes, which will be set up temporarily for two two-week periods (Olympics and Paralympics). These lanes represent less than 1% of the Paris region road network. Some of the equipment and facilities will be left as a legacy after the Games.
In Paris, the Olympic traffic lane on the boulevard périphérique will be dedicated to car pooling and public transport after the Games.
SOLIDEO (Société de livraison des ouvrages olympiques) has set aside 37 million euros in its financial plan to finance these lanes after the Games, i.e. permanent improvements such as signalling systems and cameras, notably on the A1 and A13 freeways and the Paris ring road. The cost of fitting out the temporary lanes remains to be defined (specific horizontal and vertical signage during the Games).
Accessibility
The city has a plan to make all Paris bus lines accessible by 2024. A line is deemed accessible when 70% of its stops are accessible. This represents an investment of €10 million over two years.
In addition, shuttle systems and a plan to make 1,000 cabs accessible (compared with 200 at present) will be deployed to enable people with disabilities to reach Parisian sites for festivities and competitions.
In addition, shuttle systems and a plan to make 1,000 cabs accessible (compared with 200 at present) will be deployed to enable people with disabilities to reach Parisian sites for festivities and competitions.
The city has embarked on an accessibility program with the "agendas d'accessibilité programmée" (Ad'AP) to bring its facilities up to standard by 2024, on the one hand, and on the implementation of 17 "quartiers d'accessibilité augmentée" (QAA) on the other.
Increased accessibility districts (Q AA) are priority areas in terms of accessibility: "a local environment in which everyone, whatever their situation, has access to a complete and proportionate offer of universally accessible services, and to accessible, reliable and up-to-date information on these services".
Accessible shops, facilities and public establishments will be listed in tourist guides.
In addition, the network of "para-accommodating" sports clubs is being developed throughout the city to encourage sports clubs to welcome disabled people alongside able-bodied people, and thus enable as many people as possible to take part in sporting activities.
Increased accessibility districts (Q AA) are priority areas in terms of accessibility: "a local environment in which everyone, whatever their situation, has access to a complete and proportionate offer of universally accessible services, and to accessible, reliable and up-to-date information on these services".
Accessible shops, facilities and public establishments will be listed in tourist guides.
In addition, the network of "para-accommodating" sports clubs is being developed throughout the city to encourage sports clubs to welcome disabled people alongside able-bodied people, and thus enable as many people as possible to take part in sporting activities.
Housing
Parisians wishing to rent out their homes during the Games will be able to do so in compliance with the law: only if it is their principal residence, and for a maximum of 120 days per year.
Find out more on paris.fr
Find out more on paris.fr
Professionals
Security
One of the recommendations made to Parisians is to avoid taking the car during the Games. Some of the event venues are located in the center of Paris. On certain days, as during the marathon for example, it will be more difficult to circulate by car in certain districts.
Between now and the 2024 Games, the City of Paris intends to continue developing non-polluting modes of transport: new cycle paths will be created, as well as a large number of dedicated bicycle parking spaces around the Olympic venues. The city will be even more bike-friendly, not to mention the use of public transport.
Between now and the 2024 Games, the City of Paris intends to continue developing non-polluting modes of transport: new cycle paths will be created, as well as a large number of dedicated bicycle parking spaces around the Olympic venues. The city will be even more bike-friendly, not to mention the use of public transport.
The City of Paris will naturally follow the recommendations of the Préfecture de Police, and will place all its available resources under the sole command of the Préfet de Police. The system is currently being fine-tuned.
Ticketing
A single ticketing site for the whole world can be accessed to buy all tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A total of 13.4 million tickets will be put on sale by Paris 2024, including 10 million for the Olympic Games (OG) and 3.4 million for the Paralympic Games (PG).
Ticketing for the Games is accessible to as many people as possible: 1 million tickets will go on sale at an entry price of €24 for the Olympic Games and 500,000 tickets at €15 for the Paralympic Games.
These prices apply to all sports. Almost half of the tickets for the general public will be priced at €50 or less for the Olympic Games and €25 for the Paralympic Games.
The Olympic and Paralympic show, which takes place every 4 years, and 100 years in Paris after the last Games, will combine its exceptional character with its popular dimension.
It's worth remembering that at the Tokyo Games, before the closed-door system was put in place due to the COVID pandemic, the cheapest tickets were €60.
A single ticketing site has been set up to buy tickets for the Games.
Ticketing for the Games is accessible to as many people as possible: 1 million tickets will go on sale at an entry price of €24 for the Olympic Games and 500,000 tickets at €15 for the Paralympic Games.
These prices apply to all sports. Almost half of the tickets for the general public will be priced at €50 or less for the Olympic Games and €25 for the Paralympic Games.
The Olympic and Paralympic show, which takes place every 4 years, and 100 years in Paris after the last Games, will combine its exceptional character with its popular dimension.
It's worth remembering that at the Tokyo Games, before the closed-door system was put in place due to the COVID pandemic, the cheapest tickets were €60.
A single ticketing site has been set up to buy tickets for the Games.
Tickets for the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games will be marketed in separate sales phases, as the two events take place over different time periods.
For the OlympicGames
There are three main sales phases aimed at the general public.
Anyone can register. The principle, which is unprecedented on the scale of the Games, is the drawing of lots, which appears to be the fairest way of enabling everyone to obtain a ticket on an equal footing.
- December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022: entries in the draw for the sale of packs (a pack comprises several tickets to attend different competitions).
- February 15, 2023: opening of pack sales for those selected at random.
- May 2023: opening of single ticket sales on the same principle
More information on the Paris 2024 website
For the Paralympic Games
Ticketing will be launched in autumn 2023.
More information on the Paris 2024 website
For the OlympicGames
There are three main sales phases aimed at the general public.
Anyone can register. The principle, which is unprecedented on the scale of the Games, is the drawing of lots, which appears to be the fairest way of enabling everyone to obtain a ticket on an equal footing.
- December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022: entries in the draw for the sale of packs (a pack comprises several tickets to attend different competitions).
- February 15, 2023: opening of pack sales for those selected at random.
- May 2023: opening of single ticket sales on the same principle
More information on the Paris 2024 website
For the Paralympic Games
Ticketing will be launched in autumn 2023.
More information on the Paris 2024 website
Olympic Games
Almost 10 million tickets will go on sale. Tickets for all Olympic sports will start at €24. A total of one million tickets will be available at this €24 price. Almost half of the tickets for the general public will be available at €50 or less.
Paralympic Games
Almost 3.4 million tickets will be on sale. Tickets for all Paralympic sports will start at €15. A total of 500,000 tickets will be available at this €15 price. More than half of the tickets for the general public will be available at €25 or less.
More information on the Paris 2024 website
Almost 10 million tickets will go on sale. Tickets for all Olympic sports will start at €24. A total of one million tickets will be available at this €24 price. Almost half of the tickets for the general public will be available at €50 or less.
Paralympic Games
Almost 3.4 million tickets will be on sale. Tickets for all Paralympic sports will start at €15. A total of 500,000 tickets will be available at this €15 price. More than half of the tickets for the general public will be available at €25 or less.
More information on the Paris 2024 website
The public ticketing system is accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live. The Games are a national and international event, and it is important that everyone should be able to obtain a ticket.
On the other hand, the City of Paris, in its capacity as host city, has been granted priority access to the Games' ticketing system, which will enable it to acquire tickets for redistribution purposes. These tickets will go to priority audiences; young Parisians and people actively contributing to the event. 50,000 tickets have been set aside for these audiences.
On the other hand, the City of Paris, in its capacity as host city, has been granted priority access to the Games' ticketing system, which will enable it to acquire tickets for redistribution purposes. These tickets will go to priority audiences; young Parisians and people actively contributing to the event. 50,000 tickets have been set aside for these audiences.
Ticketing quotas are divided between three City of Paris target audiences:
- Young Parisians, especially ones from underprivileged backgrounds and with a limited access to sports, disabled children and children involved in youth schemes around the Games;
- Parisian athletes and para-athletes, members of Parisian clubs;
- Agents and volunteers of the City of Paris, who are involved and committed on a daily basis to ensuring the preparation and smooth running of this major event.
- Young Parisians, especially ones from underprivileged backgrounds and with a limited access to sports, disabled children and children involved in youth schemes around the Games;
- Parisian athletes and para-athletes, members of Parisian clubs;
- Agents and volunteers of the City of Paris, who are involved and committed on a daily basis to ensuring the preparation and smooth running of this major event.
> All ticketing information on the Paris 2024 website
Volunteers
A City of Paris and Paris 2024 platform enabled volunteers to register online from March 22nd to May 3rd, 2023. The application phase is now closed.
> More information on the calendar
> More information on the calendar
The tasks likely to be entrusted to volunteers are grouped into six categories:
- Reception, guidance and assistance for spectators, participants and stakeholders
- Support for sporting operations
- Operational support for the organization
- Transport
- Support for medical services
- Ceremonial support
Volunteers could apply for more than one of these categories, before being allocated according to their preferences and organizational needs.
- Reception, guidance and assistance for spectators, participants and stakeholders
- Support for sporting operations
- Operational support for the organization
- Transport
- Support for medical services
- Ceremonial support
Volunteers could apply for more than one of these categories, before being allocated according to their preferences and organizational needs.
> All the information about Volunteers on the Paris.fr page.
Celebrating the Games: tourism and events
Reception and guidance
A general information point staffed by Paris City Volunteers for the Games will be located in the vicinity of each competition venue. An information point will also be set up at each festivity site throughout the capital. The City of Paris will be deploying 5,300 Team Paris volunteers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games at strategic points to welcome, inform and guide visitors. All information on Team Paris Volunteers for the 2024 Games: https: //www.paris.fr/pages/volontaires-pour-les-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques-de-paris-2024-23746
Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
On July 26th, 2024, all eyes will be on Paris for a different kind of opening ceremony. For the first time in the history of the Summer Olympics, the ceremony will leave the stadium and take place on the Seine for a magical, avant-garde spectacle. Nearly 10,500 athletes from 206 delegations take to the Seine in a festive parade on boats in front of several hundred thousand people. Over a six-kilometer stretch, from Bercy to Trocadéro, shows, artistic performances and the various delegations' ceremonies will magnify the city's natural and cultural heritage.
The decision to stage the opening ceremony on the Seine was one of the key points in Paris' bid to host the Games. It reflects a desire to break with current sporting competition convention, firmly anchor sport in the city and open up the Games to as many people as possible.
The ceremony will take place on a 6-kilometer route from east to west, along the river. It will begin at the Pont d'Austerlitz, passing iconic landmarks such as Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the Louvre Pyramid and Place de la Concorde, before finishing at Trocadéro.
The opening ceremony will be free of charge for spectators on the upper quays while the lower banks will be open to ticket holders. This arrangement will open the party up to almost 600,000 spectators, ten times that of a traditional Olympic stadium. Celebration zones and giant screens will be set up throughout the capital to ensure that everyone can enjoy the spectacle. Infrastructure built for the occasion will meet universal accessibility standards and will be able to accommodate spectators of all ages, disabled or otherwise.
> More information about the opening ceremony on the Paris 2024 website.
Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
On August 28th, 65,000 spectators are expected in the heart of Paris. After a parade down the Champs-Élysées avenue with 4,400 athletes from 184 countries, spectators will be able to enjoy the opening ceremony on the Place de la Concorde (8th). A spectacular event awaits!
As with the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony has been entrusted to French director Thomas Jolly.
> Find out more about the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
Olympic Torch Relay
For its Parisian route, Paris and the Paris 2024 committee have chosen historic, cultural, popular and sporting sites, major monuments and, quite simply, places where Parisians live. The flame will travel through each arrondissement, showcasing every facet of the city. Find out more about the route on Paris.fr
Paralympic Torch Relay
For this Paralympic Torch Relay, twelve different groups will simultaneously travel to 22 Parisian locations, through each arrondissements. Eleven torches will wind their way through the capital while the main torch from Great Britain will travel on a different route, passing through the Place de la Nation, the 11th arrondissement town hall, the Place de la République, the Place de la Bastille and the square in front of the Hôtel de Ville.
Find out more about the route and all the information on Paris.fr.
Find out more about the route and all the information on Paris.fr.
Festivities
With the "Off des Jeux" parties, spectators, visitors and Parisians will be able to enjoy Olympic festivities outside competition venues. Twenty or so Parisian venues will let you experience the great Olympic party for free during the summer of 2024, in every arrondissement of the city. Here is a map of these festivities with more information on: https: //www.paris.fr/pages/off-des-jeux-decouvrez-le-programme-des-festivites-des-jeux-de-paris-2024-24343
Paris Plages will continue to be held in Games colors on the banks of the Seine and at the Bassin de la Villette. For the occasion, the event will be extended to the Canal Saint-Martin during the summer. For more information on Games festivities, visit paris.fr: https: //www.paris.fr/pages/off-des-jeux-decouvrez-le-programme-des-festivites-des-jeux-de-paris-2024-24343
Tourism
In line with the Olympic Charter's values, the IOC's objectives and the commitments of the Paris 2024 bid, the "Paris 2024" Organizing Committee, in consultation with players in the arts and culture, is integrating an artistic and cultural dimension into the overall organization of the Games. The aim is to showcase the richness and diversity of culture in France, and promote the practice of sport, in an ongoing dialogue between sport, culture and education.
The Cultural Olympiad will be deployed in Paris between now and the Games, in conjunction with artistic, cultural and heritage players in the form of cultural activities, entertainment, celebration and transmission, in keeping with Olympic and Paralympic values.
The City of Paris is supporting this Cultural Olympiad program by mobilizing the resources and skills of its departments and local cultural players. This Parisian program will include events organized in connection with "Paris 2024", highlights of Parisian cultural programming in line with the dynamic of the Games (for example, "Nuit Blanche") and actions to encourage, highlight and support Parisian cultural players' initiatives who will be able to benefit from the "Cultural Olympiad" certificate.
The Cultural Olympiad program, organized between now and the Games, will be presented on the "Paris 2024" website and on "Que Faire à Paris".
The Cultural Olympiad will be deployed in Paris between now and the Games, in conjunction with artistic, cultural and heritage players in the form of cultural activities, entertainment, celebration and transmission, in keeping with Olympic and Paralympic values.
The City of Paris is supporting this Cultural Olympiad program by mobilizing the resources and skills of its departments and local cultural players. This Parisian program will include events organized in connection with "Paris 2024", highlights of Parisian cultural programming in line with the dynamic of the Games (for example, "Nuit Blanche") and actions to encourage, highlight and support Parisian cultural players' initiatives who will be able to benefit from the "Cultural Olympiad" certificate.
The Cultural Olympiad program, organized between now and the Games, will be presented on the "Paris 2024" website and on "Que Faire à Paris".
The vast majority of cultural events and festivals will go ahead as planned. With the exception of Paris l'été, which is generally held from July 10th to the end of the month, the City is making arrangements for these events to take place in one way or another, either at other venues or in other formats. By way of example, the Fnac live event, a free concert, could be held on a different date and in a different location to the town hall plaza. Other festivals will still take place as usual.
Sporting events
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will bring together 329 events (28 sports +4 additional sports). The Paralympic Games will feature 549 events (22 sports).
The Olympic calendar is available on the Paris 2024 website.
The Paralympic calendar is also available on the Paris 2024 website.
The Paralympic calendar is also available on the Paris 2024 website.
The list of events taking place in the heart of Paris can be found on the venues map.
All the competition and training venues for the Games can be found here.
All the competition and training venues for the Games can be found here.
> All information on the events can be found on the Paris 2024 website.
Budget
The overall budget for the Paris Games is 8.28 billion euros, broken down as follows: -
- An organization budget (COJO) of 4.38 billion euros, 95% of which is privately funded.
- An infrastructure budget (SOLIDEO) of 3.9 billion euros, 55% of which is privately funded.
The net contribution to this budget by the City of Paris is currently set at 370 million euros which matches the city's original expectations. Expenditure is spread over 8 years, from 2018 to 2025, and will have a very moderate impact on the city's overall budget, averaging 0.65%/year.
- An organization budget (COJO) of 4.38 billion euros, 95% of which is privately funded.
- An infrastructure budget (SOLIDEO) of 3.9 billion euros, 55% of which is privately funded.
The net contribution to this budget by the City of Paris is currently set at 370 million euros which matches the city's original expectations. Expenditure is spread over 8 years, from 2018 to 2025, and will have a very moderate impact on the city's overall budget, averaging 0.65%/year.
The City's net contribution to the organization of the Games is currently set at 370 million euros (520 million euros in expenditure and around 150 million in revenue, 90% of which has already been secured).
The City's contribution is in line with initial objectives. Expenditure can be broken down into two parts; 386 million euros of capital expenditure and 117 million euros of operating expenditure. These expenditures are in line with public policy objectives:
- Development and modernization of the city's assets through capital expenditure (386 million euros): E.g.: Adidas Arena: a stage the Porte de la Chapelle district's renewal / Stade Pierre de Coubertin: accessibility upgrades, as well as the Dauvin, Max Rousié, Vallerey and Poissonniers sports venues, the Olympic traffic lanes and the area around the Grand Palais….
- Involvement of Parisians and enhancement of the region with the legacy and celebrations program (73 million euros) to enable Parisians to enjoy the Games experience.
E.g.: support for local sports initiatives. By 2022: 30 supported associations, 84 clubs, reaching nearly 10,300 people, including 2,000 schoolchildren.
- Quality of reception and regional attractiveness (€40 million).
The City's contribution is in line with initial objectives. Expenditure can be broken down into two parts; 386 million euros of capital expenditure and 117 million euros of operating expenditure. These expenditures are in line with public policy objectives:
- Development and modernization of the city's assets through capital expenditure (386 million euros): E.g.: Adidas Arena: a stage the Porte de la Chapelle district's renewal / Stade Pierre de Coubertin: accessibility upgrades, as well as the Dauvin, Max Rousié, Vallerey and Poissonniers sports venues, the Olympic traffic lanes and the area around the Grand Palais….
- Involvement of Parisians and enhancement of the region with the legacy and celebrations program (73 million euros) to enable Parisians to enjoy the Games experience.
E.g.: support for local sports initiatives. By 2022: 30 supported associations, 84 clubs, reaching nearly 10,300 people, including 2,000 schoolchildren.
- Quality of reception and regional attractiveness (€40 million).
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