The 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad) will be held
in France, officially replacing Tokyo as the host nation.
Paris 2024, the biggest event ever held in France, will take place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11, 2024, precisely 100 years after the country's last Summer Games. With the first-ever gender-balanced and carbon-neutral Olympic Games and the first-ever Olympic events accessible to the general public, it promises to be an inclusive, engaging, and sustainable celebration of sport.
France hopes to wow the world with a new Olympic Games model that aligns with the goals of the younger generation, building on the success of the rescheduled Olympic Games in Japan, which came after months of isolation and constraints. The Paris Olympics will feature breaking, a type of competitive breakdancing, in addition to skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing, which made their debuts at the Tokyo Olympics.
With this, there are now 32 sanctioned Olympic sports.
In terms of sites, Paris 2024 will also highlight innovation and inclusivity, showcasing not only the capital's iconic sports grounds but also its stunning landmarks, as well as cities in other regions of France and foreign countries.
Beach volleyball matches at the base of the Eiffel Tower, archery close to Les Invalides, freestyle BMX on the Place de la Concorde, taekwondo at the Grand Palais, and equestrian sports at the Palace of Versailles are just a few examples of how sport and heritage will be blended in novel ways.
Football games will also be held in Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice, and Marseille; the latter will also hold sailing. Tahiti, an island in French Polynesia, will also host surfers for the Olympics. With just facilities required by the local populace being constructed and existing infrastructure being used for 95% of
needs, these Games will be distinguished by their environmental responsibility.
As a result, Paris 2024's carbon footprint will be half that of previous French Games.
Paris will host the Summer Olympics for the third time, but for the first time in a century, since 1924. At the time, the program lasted four months and had 126 trials in just 17 disciplines. Despite the Games' global appeal—44 nations from every continent sent athletes to compete—just 135 women participated out of 3,089 athletes. The Olympic Village, which has been a feature of every Games since 1924, was also created in Paris. The Winter Olympics, which were first hosted in the French alpine town of Chamonix earlier in 1924, will also commemorate a century on this date.
The French educator and historian Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937), who established the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is also responsible for France's dominant role in contemporary Olympic history. The 1894 meeting at the Sorbonne in Paris resulted in the resolution to replace the ancient sports with contemporary ones and to organize the Olympic Games every four years. The IOC bestows the Pierre de Coubertin Medal, sometimes referred to as the Real Sports Medal or the Coubertin Medal, for athletes who exhibit exceptional sportsmanship during the Games.
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