A revolutionized Opening Ceremony, gourmet cuisine and
unprecedented gender equality are just some of the things that set Paris apart
from the rest
With 200 days to Paris 2024, get ready for an Olympic experience like no
other.
The heart of Paris will serve as a backdrop to the Summer
Games as the city’s iconic landmarks are incorporated throughout. Athletes and
spectators should expect gourmet, local cuisine from a collaboration of local
farmers, chefs and restaurant owners.
The Opening Ceremony will be something that has never been
done before while an equal number of male and female athletes are set to
compete for the first time in Olympic history.
Here are five things that make Olympic Games Paris
2024 different from any Olympic Games to ever come before.
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The first Opening Ceremony of its kind
Paris 2024 is set to revolutionize the concept of an Olympic Opening Ceremony,
as on 26 July, over half a million people will watch the Summer
Games’ first-ever outdoor ceremony.
With sporting venues scattered across the heart of
the French capital, the Opening Ceremony will run through its
main artery — the Seine River. Each national delegation will traverse the river
on boats, with the 10,500 athletes travelling six kilometers to the
world-famous Trocadéro where the final shows will take place.
In an iconic city like Paris, it’s only fitting that the
Olympic sporting venues will incorporate the landmarks that
render the destination so enchanting.
Volleyball spectators will look up to see the Eiffel
Tower just outside of the outdoor arena, while the Trocadéro will
offer a viewing platform that overlooks the city, allowing spectators to watch
the triathlon, road cycling, marathon and more from a birds-eye-view of Paris.
Spectators will be able to conveniently experience the
Games on foot or using public transport, as 80% of competition venues
are located within a 10km radius of the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
Returning sport stars
As well as a new generation of athletes, some of the world’s
biggest stars will return to the Olympic stage in Paris.
The potential comeback of all three of the last artistic
gymnastics Olympic all-around champions — Sunisa
Lee, Simone Biles and Gabby
Douglas — is poised to rival Michael
Jordan, Charles Barkley and ‘Magic’ Johnson's 1992
“Dream Team” title as the trio could rock the history of their sport. If all
three make Team USA’s 2024 Olympic team, they will go head-to-head to win the
ultimate individual title: the all-around gold.
LeBron James is another headliner who is likely
to grace Paris, but the appearance may be the 39-year-old's last at the Olympic
Games. The global basketball legend openly contemplated
retirement after the 2023 NBA Playoffs following a tough loss to the Denver
Nuggets but returned for his 21st season. Having publicly expressed his
interest in competing in Paris, the two-time Olympic champion is
one to watch in the summer of '24.
Olympic champion and British social media
star Tom Daley is also looking to make a splash in
Paris after taking men’s synchronized 10m platform gold at Tokyo 2020.
French judo legend Teddy
Riner will also aim to add to his five Olympic medals (3 gold, 2
bronze) in front of his home crowd.
Gender equality
“Paris 2024 will be the first Olympics in history to
achieve numerical gender parity on the field of play,” announced the
International Olympic Committee in March 2023.
At the world’s largest sporting event, 5,250 men and 5,250
women are set to compete from 26 July-11 August. Additionally, local
authorities and Paris 2024 have committed to renaming sporting facilities with
the names of prominent women, addressing the current disparity where only one
percent of facilities in France are named after women.
Gourmet cuisine
The theme of Paris 2024 cuisine is: “Gourmet, more local and
more plant-based”.
With the Games taking place in a country famed for its
gastronomic delights, athletes and spectators should be excited for a plethora
of Parisian options within the Athletes' Village and surrounding sporting
venues. The Food Vision established for the upcoming Olympics
intends to use the Games “to highlight how creative and sustainable food can be
produced at a major international event.”
Farmers, chefs, artisans, restaurant owners, caterers,
nutritionists and more will collaborate to showcase the best cuisine that
France has to offer.
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