After exactly 100 years, Paris again hosts the Olympic Games. This year is the third time the French capital has hosted the world sports festival - after 1900 and 1924.
The 2024 Olympics aim to celebrate French heritage, history, cuisine and culture, with sport as a central theme. The event taking place from July 26 to August 11 is revolutionary and described as "bringing sport to the streets".
Because the event will bring sports to iconic locations such as the foot of the Eiffel Tower ( beach volleyball ), Grand Palais (fencing and taekwondo), Invalides Palace (archery), Concorde Square (skateboarding). , breakdancing, BMX, 3x3 basketball), the vicinity of the Palace of Versailles (equestrian and modern pentathlon) and the Seine, where the water event will be held, triathlon (between the Eiffel Tower and Invalides ) and the opening ceremony.
For the first time in history, fans will have the opportunity to experience the Olympics from a first-hand perspective. Paris 2024 will hold a marathon on the same route as the official race. The 2 events took place on the same day but at different times and had 20,024 athletes participating.
For the first time in history, the opening ceremony took place outside an Olympic stadium. The Seine River will be the official opening stage.
Instead of marching on a racetrack, 10,500 athletes move on the river on 160 boats in front of about 300,000 spectators.
The parade begins at the Austerlitz bridge in eastern Paris and will travel 6km along the river until ending in front of the Eiffel Tower. Then the art part will begin.
The opening ceremony is open to the public but tickets are available in certain areas. Ticket prices range from 90 to 2,700 euros. The high-end sector ranges from 5,500 to 25,000 euros.
A very notable highlight at the 2024 Olympics is complete equality in a number of sports.
Athletics has an equal number of male and female athletes - 905. Similarly, boxing (126 - in Tokyo 2020 there is a difference of 206 men and 80 women).
In cycling, there are 90 men, 90 women in street events, 95 men, 95 women in track events. Or in canoeing, there are 118 men and 118 women.
In addition, male athletes will also compete in synchronized swimming for the first time, with 8 teams of 2 people each.
Breaking - also known as street dancing - first appeared as an Olympic sport as a step by the IOC to attract a younger audience.
Breaking follows in the footsteps of climbing, surfing and skateboarding, which first appeared at Tokyo 2020. 32 athletes participated in the event to win the first two gold medals (men and women) in history for the event. this sport.
This is one of the "sold out" competitions from the first days.
This sport combines art, dance and music. Originating in the American hip-hop culture of the 1990s, breaking takes the form of live battles in which athletes compete to demonstrate their creative acrobatic abilities and move to the rhythm of music.
