227 days before the ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (July 26-August 11), the national Olympic and Paralympic committees presented, this Tuesday, the Club France which will host the athletes (who have made up since 2021) during the Olympics and Paralympic Games. one and the same team) and celebrations around the events.
The Headquarters will be located at La Villette in La Grande Halle (capacity of 5,000 people) with its exteriors (able to accommodate 20,000 visitors). For a total surface area of nearly 40,000m². The system imagined by the sports movement will include a fan zone, a huge space for initiations, sporting and cultural activities, a media center, a forum for those involved in the sports movement, a space for the celebration of French medalists, etc.
In London, in 2012, Club France welcomed nearly 90,000 people. In Rio in 2016, almost 130,000 people. For the Paris 2024 Games, organizers are hoping for more than 700,000 people. Days can stretch from 8 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. A ticket office will be open (the entry ticket must be between 2 and 5 euros).
“A place of exchange, sharing and conviviality, the France Club will be open to all audiences and will present, every day, initiations and demonstrations of sporting disciplines, provided by the member federations of the CNOSF and the CPSF,” summarizes David Lappartient , the president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.
“More than a celebration area, we designed Club France with a real extra touch of soul. More than a party, Club France must be a moment of joy as much as a time when we reflect on the place of sport in society. We will therefore be able to experience the victories of our athletes but also evolve within a dense program, which gives food for thought while leaving room for dreams,” adds Marie-Amélie Le Fur, president of the French Paralympic Committee. “The budget of Club France will be the largest ever devoted to the HQ of the Blues since it will cost €12 million for the Olympic Games and €4.6 million for the Paralympic Games,” according to L’Équipe.
