Written by: Torin Koos, FINA
Communication Manager
The countdown continues! With two
years to go until the start of the Games, Paris 2024 published the events
competition schedule, announced the event’s new slogan, unveiled what’s to come
with a very water-inspired start to the Opening Ceremonies along the Seine and
even publicized more information for fans looking for tickets to catch all the
action live in the French capital.
The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad –
better known as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - will be the first time this
century and the third time ever that France has hosted the summer edition of
the Games. With the French capital first hosting the Games in 1900 and then
again in 1924, is Paris set to become the second city (following London in
1908, 1948 and 2012) to be a three-time Olympic Games host.
Paris 2024 will officially start on
26 July 2024 with a tradition-bucking "bold, original and unique"
opening ceremony that starts along the River Seine.
Starting at Pont d’Austerlitz, the
opening parade of athletes and nations will take a six-kilometre route along
the famous waterway heading west before ending at Pont d’lena, the venue of the
open water swimming competition. After
embarking from the boats, the remaining elements of the Opening Ceremony and
final shows will take place in the Trocadero, the expansive complex of museum
and garden grounds located around the Eiffel Tower.
Having the athlete experience at the
heart of the Games inspired this idea of holding the opening ceremonies outside
of a stadium for the first time in Summer Olympics history. Adding to this
experience will be the fans as at least 600,000 spectators will be able to
attend the festivities, ten times more than in at a typical Olympic stadium –
with many viewing spots along the waterway allowing spectators to watch for
free.
The Olympic programme will contain 32
sports, including five of the aquatic FINA disciplines – swimming, artistic
swimming, open water swimming, diving and water polo. Joining the Olympic
sports programme for the first time will be breaking as sport climbing,
skateboarding and surfing return again after their successful debuts in Tokyo.
329 events will be spread across 18
days of competition, from Wednesday 24 July to Sunday 11 August. Designed to
ensure that the Olympics generate spectacular moments from the very beginning,
the events schedule has swimming helping open the first day of medal events
after the Opening Ceremony on Saturday 27 July and a water polo gold medal game
taking place on the last day of the Games.
Among aquatics, athletes will compete
in 49 Olympic medal events across the five aforementioned aquatic disciplines –
the most medal events of any International Federation. With a total of 1,392
places reserved for these athletes, the aquatics athletes will be the most
well-represented group at the Paris 2024 Games.
Visit the Paris 2024 Olympic Sports
Competition Schedule. https://press.paris2024.org/assets/paris-2024-olympic-sports-competition-schedule-pdf-f49c-7578a.html?lang=en
FINA worked closely with the IOC
Sports Department and the leaders of the FINA Technical Committees and
consulted with its National Member Federations to develop the aquatics
qualification principles for the Paris 2024 Games. You can find more
information about this process here. https://www.fina.org/news/2567287/aquatics-olympic-qualification-system-principles-published-for-the-paris-2024-olympic-games
Experience Paris 2024 in person
Watching the Olympics in person is a
once-in-a-lifetime chance to see breathtaking athletic performances at some of
France’s most iconic sites.
With over 13 million tickets set to
go on sale (10 million for the Olympic Games and 3.4 million for the Paralympic
Games), Paris 2024 also announced new information about ticketing for the
ticket draw that opens in December 2022. This includes making the Games
accessible, with nearly half the tickets reserved for the general public will
cost €50 or less.
Those wanting to stay on top of the
ticket game can join the Paris 2024 Club, free of charge. Members have the
opportunity to win priority access when tickets go on sale, as well as receive
all the latest ticketing info. Visit the Paris 2024 Club website.
Games Wide Open – Opening the
emotions of the Games
Paris 2024 also unveiled the shared
slogan for both the Olympics and the Paralympic Games: “Ouvrons Grand Les Jeux”
or “Games Wide Open” with organisers saying this “is an invitation to the world
to come and experience new emotions together.”
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