Paris, 29 July 2022 (TDI): Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and the Paralympic Games. The event will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024, in Paris and other cities in France.
#Paris2024 | Le compte à rebours est lancé ! Les @jeuxolympiques et paralympiques de @Paris2024 débuteront dans 24 mois.
Ouvrons grand les Jeux ✨https://t.co/ii7nlDC0rC
— Gouvernement (@gouvernementFR) July 27, 2022
With the slogan “Open the Game wide”, France wants to open up this international festival to as many people as possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za8lOd11Z8s
As a result, to open the games wide is to make them a popular event, accessible to all. The French President convened a meeting of an “Olympic and Paralympic Council” on Monday, July 25, two years almost to the day from the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (July 26 to August 11).
In addition, he met with Thomas Bach, Chairman of the International Olympics Committee. The two leaders discussed the preparations for the Olympics in 2024.
In light of this, the two leaders also discussed the opening ceremony of the Olympics along the Seine River. The IOC chairman also thanked President Macron for his commitment to the success of the event.
Summer Olympics 2024
According to Paris 2024, all eyes are on the Seine in Paris. In this regard, the world should enjoy watching the Olympic Ceremony unfold.
20h24, 26 juillet 2024.
Les regards du monde entier se tournent vers la Seine.
Que la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux Olympiques commence ✨
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It’s 8.24pm on the 26th of July 2024.
All eyes on the Seine in Paris.
Enjoy and let the Olympic Ceremony unfold ✨#RoadToParis2024 pic.twitter.com/EBUr1x6uJC— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) July 26, 2022
In 1900, women first participated in the Olympics in Paris. There were only 22 female athletes. However, one in every 20224 athletes (5250) will be female.
In 1900, in Paris, women participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in history. There were 22 female athletes in 2024, in Paris, 50% of the athletes – 5250 – will be women. Absolute parity.
GAMES WIDE OPEN ✨#RoadtoParis2024 pic.twitter.com/mg0YowPYqb
— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) July 26, 2022
Moreover, Paris will become the second city to hold the Olympics three times after London. Before this, London hosted the Summer Olympics in 1908, 1948, and 2012. This event will mark the centennial of the Olympics of 1924 held in France.
Summer Olympic Games:
The Summer Olympic Games are multi-sport summer games held once every four years. The event started in Athens in 1896. The International Olympic Committee organizes and oversees these events.
In addition, the Winter Olympics started after the success of the Summer Olympics. It is regarded as the most prestigious and largest multi-sport international event.
