2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade), and commonly known as Paris 2024, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, France.[1]
Having previously hosted the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, Paris will become the second city to host the Olympic Games three times, along with London (1908, 1948, and 2012). The 2024 Games also mark the centennial of the 1924 Games. This will be the sixth overall Olympic Games held in France (including summer and winter Games).
Bidding to host these Games began in 2015 with five candidate cities in contention, but Hamburg, Rome, and Budapest withdrew, leaving Paris and Los Angeles as the two candidates remaining. A proposal to elect the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time was approved by an Extraordinary IOC Session on 11 July 2017 in Lausanne.[2] On 31 July 2017, the IOC made a deal with Los Angeles to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, making Paris the host of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] The formal announcement of the hosts for both Olympiads took place at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017.[4]
Bidding process [ edit ]
Paris, Hamburg, Budapest, Rome, and Los Angeles were the five candidate cities. However, the process was hit by withdrawals, with political uncertainty and cost cited as deterring bidding cities.[5] Hamburg withdrew its bid on 29 November 2015 after holding a referendum.[6] Rome withdrew its bid on 21 September 2016 citing fiscal difficulties.[7] On 22 February 2017, Budapest withdrew its bid after a petition against the bid collected more signatures than necessary for a referendum.[8][9][10]
Following these withdrawals, the IOC Executive Board met in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss the 2024 and 2028 bid processes on 9 June 2017.[11] The International Olympic Committee formally proposed electing the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time in 2017, a proposal which was approved by an Extraordinary IOC Session on 11 July 2017 in Lausanne.[2] The IOC set up a process whereby the LA 2024 and Paris 2024 bid committees would meet with the IOC to discuss who would host the 2024 Games, who would host the 2028 Games, and whether it were actually possible to select the host city for both at the same time.[12]
Following the decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously, Paris was understood to be the preferred host for the 2024 Games. On 31 July 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 Games, opening Paris up to be confirmed as hosts for the 2024 Games. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on 13 September 2017.[13]
Host city election [ edit ]
Paris was elected as the host city on September 13, 2017 at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru. The two French IOC members, Guy Drut and Tony Estanguet were ineligible to vote in this host city election under the rules of the Olympic Charter.
| 2024 Summer Olympics bidding results | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | Nation | Votes |
| Paris |  France |
Unanimous |
Sports [ edit ]
In 2007, the IOC established the concept of Olympics including 28 sports: 25 permanent 'core' sports with 3 additional sports selected for each individual Games. On 8 September 2013, IOC added wrestling to the Olympic programme for the 2020 and 2024 Games, representing one of these additional sports.[14]FILA (now known as United World Wrestling) changed freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes for men and decreased to 6 categories in order to add more weights for women.[15] However, in August 2016, the IOC added five sports to the 2020 Olympics, with plans to separately evaluate the existing 28 sports.[16] No indication was given how this would affect the number of sports in 2024.
In August 2017, it was reported that the Paris organizers held discussions with the IOC and various professional eSport organizations to study the possibility of introducing eSports as a medal-winning sport during the Olympics.[17][18]
On February 21, 2019, the Paris Organizing Committee announced they would propose breakdancing for inclusion in the program to the IOC, along with three of the sports that will debut at the 2020 Games: surfing, climbing and skateboarding.[19]
During the Lima Session, the IOC approved the Rio 2016 sports program for Paris 2024. New sports will be chosen during the 134th IOC Session in 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland,[20][21] subject to final approval by the IOC Executive Board in December 2020.[22]
The 2024 Summer Olympic programme is scheduled to feature 28 sports encompassing 319 events, though this is likely to change depending on success of the five additional sports added to the Tokyo Olympics. This means there could be up to 33 sports, and any new sports which are added to the Olympic programme. The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses.
Venues [ edit ]
Most of the Olympic events will be held in and around Paris, including the suburbs of Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, Nanterre, Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marne which is just outside the city environs. The sailing and surfing events will be held in the remote coastal resorts of Marseille and Biarritz respectively. Football will be hosted in various cities around France.
Grand Paris zone [ edit ]
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade de France | Opening and closing ceremonies | 78,338 | Existing |
| Athletics | |||
| Saint-Denis | Aquatics (swimming, synchronized swimming) Modern Pentathlon (swimming) |
15,000 | Temporary |
| Aquatics (water polo, diving) | 5,000 | Additional | |
| Paris La Défense Arena[a] | Gymnastics (artistic and trampoline) Handball (finals) |
15,220 | Existing |
| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Field hockey (in 2 courts) | 10,000 and 5,000 | Renovated |
| Le Zénith | Handball (preliminaries, quarterfinals) Gymnastics (rhythmic) |
6,293 | Existing |
| Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan | Basketball (women's preliminaries) Modern Pentathlon (fencing) |
4,000 | Existing |
| Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez | Basketball 3x3 | 4,000 | Existing |
| Le Bourget | Shooting | 3,000 | Temporary |
- ^ The local organizing committee uses the non-sponsored name Arena 92, which was the venue's name during its initial planning phase. By the time it opened in 2017, the name had changed to U Arena, also non-sponsored, and then to the current Paris La Défense Arena in 2018 through a sponsorship deal.
Paris Centre zone [ edit ]
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| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parc des Princes | Football | 61,000 | Existing |
| Stade Roland Garros | (Court Philippe Chatrier with rectrable roof) Tennis (main games and finals) Volleyball (finals) |
15,000 | Existing |
| (Court Suzanne Lenglen (with temporary roof) Boxing |
10,000 | ||
| Tennis (outdoor preliminaries) | 9,000 (5,000+2,000+8x250) | ||
| Paris-Bercy Arena | Basketball (men's preliminaries) | 7,500 | Existing |
| Wrestling | |||
| Basketball | 15,000 | ||
| Judo | |||
| Stade Jean-Bouin | Rugby | 20,000 | Existing |
| Champ de Mars | Beach volleyball | 12,000 | Temporary |
| Badminton | 6,000 | ||
| Seine | Marathon (starting point) | 13,000 (3,000 sitting) |
Temporary |
| Racewalking (starting point) | |||
| Marathon swimming | |||
| Triathlon (swimming) | |||
| Paris expo Porte de Versailles | Sport climbing | 6,000 | Temporary |
| Table tennis | 6,000 | ||
| Champs-Élysées | Road cycling (finish) | 10,000 | Temporary |
| Skateboarding (street) | |||
| Marathon (finish) | |||
| Racewalking (finish) | |||
| Triathlon (cycling and running) | |||
| Grand Palais | Fencing | 8,000 | Existing |
| Taekwondo | |||
| Halle Georges Carpentier | Volleyball (men´s preliminaries) | 8,000 | Renovated/Expanded |
| Les Invalides | Archery | 6,000 | Temporary |
| Stade Pierre de Coubertin | Volleyball (women´s preliminaries) | 4,836 | Existing |
| Dôme de Paris | Weightlifting | 4,600 | Existing |
Versailles zone [ edit ]
Outlying venues [ edit ]
Non-competitive venues [ edit ]
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-Saint-Denis | Olympic Village | 17,000 | Additional |
| Le Bourget | Media Village | – | Temporary |
| International Broadcast Centre | |||
| Main Press Centre |
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- Parc des Princes, 61,338, Paris (4 preliminaries, quarterfinals, finals)
- Stade Vélodrome, 67,394, Marseille, (3 preliminaries, quarterfinals, men's semi-finals)
- Parc Olympique Lyonnais, 59,186, Lyon, (3 preliminaries, men's quarterfinals, women's semi-finals, men's 3rd place)
- Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 50,157, Lille, (3 preliminaries, women's quarterfinals, men's semi-finals, women's 3rd place)
- Stade Matmut Atlantique, 42,115, Bordeaux, (3 preliminaries, quarterfinals, women's semi-final)
- Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, 41,965, Saint-Étienne, (8 preliminaries)
- YellowPark, 40,000, Nantes, (8 preliminaries)
- Allianz Riviera, 35,624, Nice, (8 preliminaries)
- Stadium Municipal, 33,150, Toulouse, (8 preliminaries)
Participating National Olympic Committees [ edit ]
France (Host)
Marketing [ edit ]
Emblem [ edit ]
A call for tenders was launched in October 2018 to create the new Visual identity of Paris 2024, including the logo, the derivative brands, the Olympic torch relay, the graphic Charter for official broadcasters and the programme's dressing cultural accompaniment of the games. The applicants submitted their file on 7 November 2018.[23][24] The emblem will be unveiled sometimes in late Spring or early Summer 2019.[citation needed ]
Mascots [ edit ]
To be announced sometimes in early to middle 2021.[citation needed ]
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Concerns and controversies [ edit ]
Call for hijab ban [ edit ]
In February 2019, a French feminist group called on the organisers of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris to ban the hijab and other items of Islamic clothing during the Games, to ensure female Muslim athletes can compete free from religious restrictions. Annie Sugier, a prominent member of the group, highlighted that the Olympic Charter states no kind of "religious propaganda" is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.[26] France as a nation has a tradition of restricting public displays of religion. In 2010, the Government passed a law banning full face veils such as the niqab in public, imposing fines to everyone who break the law. The law caused significant controversy and was challenged at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which upheld the ban in 2014.[27] Despite the ECHR ruling, in October 2018, the United Nations declared the law a violation of human rights that risked confining Muslim women to their homes. [28]
Broadcasting rights [ edit ]
^1 – Included nations & territories are Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.See also [ edit ]
- Olympic Games celebrated in France
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