Paris 2024 : olympic sites

Presentation of the sites of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, in a videographic VIDEOGRAPHIC

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00:00A century after the first Olympics in Paris, about 10,500 athletes from 206 countries are

00:11expected in the French capital for the 2024 Summer Games and Paralympic Games.

00:17The opening ceremony will take place on the Seine River.

00:20The Stade de France in the city's north will host the showpiece athletic events.

00:25One of the advantages of the Paris 2024 Games is that very few sporting sites have to be

00:30built.

00:31The Aquatic Centre will host diving, among other sports, and the venue for badminton

00:35will also hold rhythmic gymnastics.

00:37At Pont Alexandre III, open water swimming will take place in the Seine, near cycling

00:42events.

00:43The Grand Palais will host fencing and taekwondo.

00:46Archery will be on the Esplanade des Invalides with cycling.

00:49Judo and wrestling will be on the Champs de Mars.

00:53Roland Garros, the venue for the French Open, will host tennis as well as boxing.

00:59Urban sports will be at Place de la Concorde.

01:01Versailles, just outside the capital, will be home to equestrian events.

01:05Hockey will take place in Colombe at the Yves du Manoir Stadium, the only site remaining

01:10from the 1924 Games.

01:12Surfing events will be in Polynesia and the final stages of handball in the northern city

01:17of Lille.

01:18Football, meanwhile, will take place across seven French cities, while sailing will occur

01:22in waters off Marseille.

01:25Shooting events will be held in Chateauroux.

01:29The Olympic Village is located just outside Paris, less than 30 minutes from competition

01:33sites for 85% of athletes.

01:36The Media Village will be built in Le Bourget, just north of the city.

01:40When the Games are over, both will be converted into housing.

01:44The 2024 Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympics from August

01:4928 to September 8, 2024.