Board of Directors approve the updated Paris 2024 venue concept
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An updated venue concept for Paris 2024 Games was approved by Paris 2024 Board of Directors on Thursday following seven months of stakeholders engagement. This decision was taken following the approval of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) at it’s meeting on 7 December 2020.
IOC and Paris 2024 worked in close collaboration with relevant international federations to develop the updated venue masterplan. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and public stakeholders also gave important input. The optimized strategy of Paris 2024 ushers in a new era of the Games delivery. It puts the Games in alignment with the Olympic Agenda 2020 and the New Norm.
“It consolidates their existing strengths – reducing new constructions, enabling certain venues to be shared, allowing for budget savings and even tighter control of funds, respecting the environment while retaining Paris 2024’s spectacular dimension and strong roots in local communities, particularly in Seine-Saint-Denis,” Olympics said in a press release.
A new permanent sports climbing facility will be built for Seine-Saint-Denis. Along with that, five additional Olympic events will be held in the arena. They will be, athletics, aquatic events (artistic swimming, diving and water polo), climbing, rugby sevens and shooting.
As a part of the updated venue concept, the Olympic Aquatic Stadium, Le Bourget and the Stade Jean-Bouin will no longer be used. The Organising Committee also confirmed on Thursday that the football matches will be held in seven stadiums across France. The final approval by FIFA is pending in March. This will ensure the 2024 Games exceed beyond Paris. Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Saint-Etienne are also set to host the football events.
The venue concept will have a positive impact on the sustainability efforts of Paris 2024
The venue concept of Paris 2024 promotes the increased use of existing venues in comparison to constructing new stadiums. This move will have a positive impact on Paris 2024’s sustainability efforts. 95% of the venues that will be used in the Games are either existing or temporary. The carbon emissions will be halved as compared to the previous two Summer Games.
In addition to the climbing facility, the Olympic Aquatics Centre, plus the Olympic Village and the Media Village will be built specifically for the Games. The Aquatics Centre is being built with long-term benefits in mind for the population of Seine-Saint-Denis which has been lacking in swimming facilities.
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