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The story of the modern Olympics begins on April 6, 1896, when a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece was reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after it was banned by the Roman emperor Theodosius I. It was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who brought together various parties involved in international sports at the Sorbonne University in Paris on June 23, 1894, with the intention of reviving the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896 with 13 countries participating for sporting glory. (Also read: Paris 2024 Olympics: 10 best places to eat in Paris,
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympic Games will be held from August 28 to September 8. If you’re planning to attend the Games, here’s everything you need to know.
Olympic venues
Most of the events will take place in Paris: fencing and taekwondo at the Grand Palais, beach volleyball and blind football at the Stade Eiffel, swimming, triathlon and on-road cycling at the Pont Alexandre III. Historic stadiums such as the Parc des Princes, Stade de France and Stade Roland Garros are also hosting events. On mainland France, the cities of Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille will host football tournaments. The Pierre de Mauroy stadium in Lille will be the venue for handball matches, and Marseille’s marina (in the Mediterranean) will host the sailing events. Abroad, Tahiti, with its exceptional Teahupo’o wave, will host the surfing event. (Also read: How to plan a trip to see the Olympics this summer — without going to Paris,
Where to buy tickets?
Nearly 10 million tickets for the Olympic Games and approximately 3.4 million tickets for the Paralympic Games are available for sale. You can also buy tickets at paris24tickets.com. You can also download the ‘Paris 2024 Tickets’ app to access your tickets, transfer them to your recipients and resell them securely. Make sure to buy tickets only on the official platforms: tickets.paris2024.org and hospitality packages at hospitalitytravelpackages.paris2024.org.
Resale of tickets
It is the only official Paris 2024 resale platform for the resale of tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tickets offered for resale are available on the platform until 12 hours before the start of the session. If no buyer is found by this time, the ticket will be automatically returned to the seller and the original buyer will be able to use it to access the session.
Tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 can only be purchased by people aged 16 or over. Any unauthorised sale or resale outside of official distribution channels may be considered a civil offence as well as a criminal offence punishable under article 313-6-2 of the French Criminal Code.
Individuals under the age of 16 can attend the Paris 2024 Games provided they are accompanied by an adult.
getting around
Several metro stations and streets will be closed during the Games. The blue and red perimeter is accessible to pedestrians, cyclists, and skateboard and scooter users. Vélib’ self-service bicycles will be accessible during the Games. Cargo bikes can access the red perimeter after inspection.
Ticketed spectators or accredited persons can enter the red perimeter after showing identification cards and undergoing checks at specific entry points. After checking, it is possible to reach a specific point in the blue perimeter by taxi.
Click here for updated information on transportation and road closures.
You can also visit the website ‘Anticipate the Games’, set up by the Ministry of Transport, where visitors, Parisians and residents of the Île-de-France will find an interactive map, advice and tools to help them get around.
Accommodation
With the Games fast approaching, book your stay soon. Stay at the heart of the Games with Airbnb, a worldwide partner of Paris 2024. Or experience the excitement up close with ALL, a premium partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Stay at the world’s best hotel brands: ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman, Sofitel and more, always with the best price guaranteed on ALL.com.
If you are looking for hotels, youth hostels, bed and breakfasts, book your accommodation with Paris Je T’aime.
Enjoy the Olympic Games for Free
Participate in the Paris 2024 Triathlon for free: The triathlon events of swimming (1.5km), cycling (40km) and running (10km) will take place in the centre of Paris. Tickets are only required for the stands at the level of the Alexandre-III Bridge (start/finish area) and the Champs-Élysées Bridge.
On August 10 and 11, marathon runners will cover 42.195 kilometers in a circular route between Paris and Versailles. The same applies to the marathon swimming events, which will consist of 6 loops of 1.67 kilometers each between the Alma Bridge and the Alexandre-III Bridge in the Seine River.
Road cycling events
All road cycling events – the time trial on July 27, the men’s route on August 3 and the women’s route on August 4 – are available free of charge to anyone standing along the route. Spectators can also watch the final sprint at the Butte Montmartre.
Fan Zone
In addition, in order to host the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris City Hall is setting up 25 fan zones, in which Olympic events will be broadcast on giant screens. Also, there will be special activities, refreshment stands, playgrounds and awareness-raising spaces. The Champions Park at the Trocadero will be freely accessible every day and where fans can greet the medal winners of the previous day.
Opening and Closing Ceremony
The opening ceremony will not take place traditionally in the stadium, but in the center of Paris. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will take place on July 26 – national delegations will travel six kilometers along the river on small boats from the Austerlitz Bridge to the Trocadero under the Eiffel Tower. Note that the opening ceremony is open only to spectators with tickets or by invitation.
Sports that were included in the Olympic Games for the first time
There’s going to be ‘dancing’ at Paris 2024. Breaking, also known as breakdancing, is making its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The event (9 and 10 August) – both male and female – involves 16 participants ‘battling’ one-on-one to music set by a DJ. The dancers compete for the highest artistic score from the judges to become the first Olympic medallist in the history of this discipline. Sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing are the other three new sports for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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