Interesting facts for 2024 Games Paris and Olympic games:
2024 will mark the centenary of the Paris Games, previously hosted in 1924.
It is the first time in history that the same emblem will be common for Olympic and Paralympic games, conveying a message for a widening vision of the games.
In-keeping with its commitment to host sustainable Games, Paris 2024 will use 95 % existing or temporary venues to stage the competitions.
Τhe Marathon will be open to everyone, even amateur athletes, first time in Games history.
Tahiti, in French Polynesia will host surfing events, breaking the record for the farthest Olympic competition to be held outside the host.
Paris and Sports
Paris will host 306 events, in 28 sports (including 4 additional) for Olympics
Paris will host 540 events in 22 sports for Paralympics
4 new sports ,breakdance, sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding, have been provisionally confirmed. (final confirmation on December 2020)
Paris city
Paris , also known as City of Light, “La Ville Lumière”, was the first European city to install street lighting in 1889 and played a leading role at the Age of Enlightenment.
Paris has 6.100 streets, “rues”. The shortest Rue des Degrés, is only 5,75 metres long and the longest, Rue de Vaugirard is 4.3 kilometres long.
Place de la Concorde, the largest square in the capital, is actually a sundial, one of the biggest in the world.
In summer, the banks of river Seine are covered in sand and transformed to Paris Plages, Paris Beaches.
Transportation
Musicians playing in Paris Metro (subway) have to pass an audition to obtain a badge holder, permitting them to perform in any metro station for the next six months.