1 Vision and Concept 1 Key features of the Paris 2024 Games concept Paris 2024 will use all the assets and attractions that The Games concept will also support goals to embed Venues that serve New legacy venues, located in Paris’s younger make France the world’s number one destination sport and Olympism in communities; to honour and and faster-growing outer ring, the focus for to stage memorable and inspirational Games for the bring value to the Games; and to give the world a style All of the venues in the Paris 2024 Games concept have significant new investment. These venues include benefit of athletes and sport. of celebration befitting Paris’ great heritage as a place been selected according to following four principles, in the Aquatics Centre, the Media Village and the of romance, creativity and fun. line with the objectives of Olympic Agenda 2020: Olympic and Paralympic Village, which together will deliver essential new housing supporting 1. Emphasis on existing venues existing development plans 2. Showcasing our heritage 3. Alignment with existing plans Venues: 95% existing or 4. Meeting the needs of our communities temporary; 100% with a legacy Two core venue zones The Paris Centre Zone, focused on the historic The Paris 2024 venue plan is responsible by design, heart of Paris, where the city’s greatest sites will emphasising existing and temporary facilities. be placed at the service of the Games and the More than 70 percent of the venues are existing Olympic brand facilities. The Paris Saint-Denis Zone, strategically aligned A further 25 percent will be temporary structures. with the Grand Paris concept, where Paris 2024 will look to place the Games at the service of the Only two competition venues will be constructed for communities for whom sport can offer so much. the Games: the already planned Bercy Arena II, a sister Optimal conditions for athletes and Games operations venue to the world-renowned indoor arena; and a new 80% of venues in Paris are located within 10 km of Aquatics Centre neighbouring the Stade de France, the Olympic Village. a much-needed community facility that will support existing sport-led development in this fast-growing 85% of athletes will be accommodated within 30 part of the capital. minutes of their competition. Besides Football preliminaries, only one sport 100 percent of venues will enjoy real legacy from Paris will be staged outside of the Paris region, with 2024. Post-Games uses will be sought for temporary the choice of Marseille to host Sailing, helping structures, with many locations for temporary sites to deliver a truly national celebration and uniting also benefitting from access and other improvements France’s capital with its ‘capital of the south’ – a to the urban domain. gateway to southern Europe and Africa. The same approach will apply to our existing permanent Three types of venue: venues. An example is the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Existing world-class venues, which will showcase Colombes – the Olympic Stadium of the Paris 1924 the city’s broad sporting culture. They include Games, which will host Hockey in 2024. A new stand Tennis at Roland-Garros, Athletics at the centre- will help preserve one of the oldest operational piece Stade de France and Basketball and Judo in Olympic venues in the world, protecting its legacy for the renovated Bercy Arena I. new generations. Temporary venues in iconic locations, which will see the city’s greatest sites transformed into stunning stages for sport and embedding the Games in the public domain. In addition to road events, examples include Equestrian at the Chateau de Versailles, Beach Volleyball at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and Archery at the Esplanades des Invalides. 12 - PARIS 2024 PARIS 2024 - 13