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Place de la Concorde


From the early stages of bidding for the Games, Paris 2024 wanted to enable urban sports to become established in their natural environment, away from stadiums, at the heart of the city. This idea is perfectly illustrated by the temporary transformation of La Concorde into an open arena. This development also illustrates the major changes that Paris City Council will put in place to sustainably reorganise this site.

In 2014, the IOC launched the Olympic Agenda 2020, inviting the organising committees for the Games to temporarily add additional sports to their programmes, as well as new events. Paris 2024 decided to add several modern and spectacular sports to its concept with breaking, surfing, skateboarding (street and park) and sport climbing. In line with this modern approach, some other disciplines for sports that were already included will also be part of the programme for Paris 2024, including 3X3 basketball (the number one urban sport in the world) and BMX freestyle, an acrobatic offshoot of BMX racing. BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and 3X3 basketball will share La Concorde, an iconic venue at the heart of Paris 2024, for the duration of the Games. This urban park will host four spectacular sports virtually non-stop from Saturday 27 July to Saturday 10 August.


Legacy

La Concorde’s facilities will be temporary, grouping together and sharing the resources for four sports at one venue. The venue’s set-up and supply operations will also be facilitated by this shared approach. The venue will be accessible by public transport thanks to the Paris Region’s dense public transport network, and, as for each Olympic venue, particular care will be taken with the last mile, which is especially important for people with impaired mobility.