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The Olympic games will be held over two and a half weeks in July and August
Your ultimate guide to taking a trip to the French capital for the summer Games, from the best hotels to how to get tickets for events
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
The 2024 Paris Olympics kicks off on July 26 — and this year's event is one for the record books. For the first time in Olympic history, the Summer Games' opening ceremony will take place ...
The French Olympic Committee commissioned Mathieu Lehanneur (born 1974), [1] [2] to design the cauldron, torch, and ceremonial cauldrons along the torch relay route: Lehanneur developed a concept of having these three items symbolise France's national motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" ("Liberty, equality, fraternity"), and gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. [3]
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place at the Stade de France on 11 August 2024. [1]As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (France) and following (United States) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the COJOP2024 President Tony Estanguet ...
With ticket sales of €1,489 million, Paris 2024 exceeded its ticketing and hospitality revenue targets by €348 million, and generated a surplus of more than €26.8 million. [103] All of the venues were served by public transport, and three-quarters of those in the Île-de France region had a public transport stop within 500 metres.
Read more:Review: Olympics opening ceremony shined with best of Paris and France, but failed as TV Alain Roche plays a piano hanging vertically during the closing ceremony. (Wally Skalij / Los ...