Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Venues Road to Paris 2024

[Totallympics 55]

Edited February 29 by Sindo

[De_Gambassi 896]

 

The Adidas Arena was opened yesterday (8,000 seats), it will host badminton and rhythmic gymnastics during the Olympics. Il will also become the home of the Paris Basketball team.

Edited February 12 by De_Gambassi

[bestmen 2,566]

Where is the olympic village ? apparently they didn't build anything 

[John Foyne 32]

Maybe this has already been covered here, but stumbled across this article and thought I would share.

 

https://theathletic.com/5237758/2024/02/17/olympics-badminton-basketball-paris-lille/

 

To sum it up, an new swimming venue was in the plans to be built for the games, however, funding and COVID forced those plans to be scratched and swimming was moved to where gymnastics was going to be, forcing gymnastics to share a space with badminton and basketball. Basketball prelims have now been forced out to Lille, as they clash with badminton. 

 

Anyway, it's interesting that FIBA and international basketball pushed back against the move, but badminton has stood it's ground and has refused to budge for the bigger sport. 

[Biathlonfan 381]

On 2/22/2024 at 4:08 AM, John Foyne said:

Maybe this has already been covered here, but stumbled across this article and thought I would share.

 

https://theathletic.com/5237758/2024/02/17/olympics-badminton-basketball-paris-lille/

 

To sum it up, an new swimming venue was in the plans to be built for the games, however, funding and COVID forced those plans to be scratched and swimming was moved to where gymnastics was going to be, forcing gymnastics to share a space with badminton and basketball. Basketball prelims have now been forced out to Lille, as they clash with badminton. 

 

Anyway, it's interesting that FIBA and international basketball pushed back against the move, but badminton has stood it's ground and has refused to budge for the bigger sport. 

Stanning Bdminton for this honestly

[De_Gambassi 896]

 

Olympic village to be inaugurated today 

 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240229-paris-olympic-village-ready-on-time-as-confidence-grows

 

 

And obviously, while looking for an english source on it 

 

Spoiler

 

[De_Gambassi 896]

On top of the Olympic Village, this is where we stand regarding the new venues built for the Olympics.

 

Stade Nautique Olympique (2019, Rowing & Canoeing)

 

 

 

Grand Palais Ephémère (2021, Judo & Wrestling)

 

 

 

Stade Yves du Manoir (2023, Field Hockey)

 

 

 

Adidas Arena (2024, Badminton & Rhythmic Gymnastics)

 

 

 

Centre Aquatique Olympique (TBD, Water Polo & Artistic Swimming)

 

 

 

Site d'Escalade du Bourget (TBD, Sport Climbing)

 

 

 

The Olympic venues building budget has been set to 1.4€ billion. From the original planing, two venues have not been built : the shooting stand which was moved to Châteauroux where the already built National Shooting Center was expanded and the main Aquatic venue which was moved to the Paris la Defense Arena.

[Benolympique 1,654]

https://www.lequipe.fr/tv/replay/les-temps-forts-de-l-inauguration-du-village-olympique-par-e-macron/20187300

 

Today, French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Olympic village with the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudera-Castera, Anne Hidalgo (Mayor of Paris) and some athletes (Brahim Asloum (Boxing) and Marie José Perec (Athletics) in particular. Sorry the video is in French

[Benolympique 1,654]

[Josh 5,728]

Olympic Aquatic Center has been built.