Several design projects have been added to sports fields ahead of the Paris 2024 Games, serving as an incentive for sporting activities in public areas. Have you heard of active design? The focus is ...
A partnership between the City of Paris and Asics aims to create rallying points in iconic locations to encourage uptake in sporting activities. Since its launch, "Paris, bouge ton esprit! " has got ...
Ramps, elevators, passageways and changing rooms… The future Olympic training center has been renovated to allow for improved disabled access. At Porte de Saint-Cloud (16th arrondissement), the Pierre ...
This permanent work was commissioned by the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage and created by American artist Alison Saar. A fitting way to celebrate Olympic values and strengthen ties with ...
Built in the 1960s, the site has benefited from a major renovation ahead of the Paris 2024 Games. Parisians can already enjoy these benefits, as the final stage of the renovation project, the swimming ...
During the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a variety of celebrations are being held throughout the city, especially at the Games Terrace in front of the Town Hall. These events require a ...
The relatively little-known figure of Alice Milliat was an early advocate for women's sport and feminism in the 20th century. She helped organize the first Women's Olympic Games in Paris in 1922.
From the set-up phase up until kick-off, find out everything you need to know about the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony that will be held on the banks of the Seine on July 26th! When and where will the ...
In a speech at the Sorbonne, Pierre de Coubertin breathed new life into the Olympic Games. Portrait of a visionary man… with his dark side. Pierre de Coubertin (born Charles Pierre Fredy de Coubertin) ...
Do you know the story of French marathon runner Michel Théato, whose victory remains engraved as one of the most incredible moments of the first Olympic Games in Paris, in 1900? Olympic history is ...
Georges Carpentier was a French boxing legend. He was the first French professional boxer to be crowned world champion. Born in Liévin (Nord), he showed an early aptitude for combat sports, starting ...
José Letartre is one of the 50 athletes supported by the City of Paris for the 2024 Games. A competitor at heart, he's aiming for a 6th Olympiad at the Paralympic Games. Here is his story. José ...