Going for the Gold in 2024

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Paris is once again making a serious effort to win the bid to host the 20124 Olympic games and going to great lengths to show it can handle it. This coming Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, Paris is turning itself in “the biggest sports park ever conceived in the heart of a major city.”

During these two “Olympic Days,” Paris will transform itself into one gigantic sports park with a variety of Olympic sports — “a real-life preview of what it will be like to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024.” Over 30 events will be taking place on floating athletics track between the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont des Invalides; sports fields on the lawns of Les Invalides; trampolines in the gallery of the Petit Palais; on a diving board on the Pont Alexandre III; amid the transformation of Place de la Concorde into an outdoor velodrome and on a climbing wall of the Pavillon de l’Arsenal.

The opening event is a kayak journey on Friday starting from the Stade de France with up to 300 kayakers landing at the floating track where Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will greet them along with Denis Masseglia, president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF). Saturday, thousands of athletes will gather for the “Paris 2024 KM,” combining cyclists, horseback riders and runners, all to converge at Invalides for the Grande Finale.

Paris previously hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics. If the city wins the 2024 Summer Olympics bid, it will become the second city (after London) to host the Olympic games three times. And it’s curious to note that 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Paris’ 1924 Summer Olympics, as well as the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix. The games will be held from August 2, 2024 through August 18th with the Paralympic Games held from September 4th through 15th of the same year. (Wikipedia.org)

Meanwhile, Los Angeles has been our biggest rival, but Paris seems to have an edge because of a development project designed for the games that will ultimately convert to social housing. In addition, it’s the 100th anniversary, so that sentiment could influence the committee. As a result, L.A. gave up it’s bid and now Paris is looking like it has the lead, while L.A. will likely host the 2028 Olympics.

The real point is what the Olympics will do for the city of Paris and its residents. According to the candidature file (download the comprehensive candidature file here), the bid is driving efforts for urban renewal including, accelerating the construction of a new multi-purpose arena in Paris, strengthening the city’s event hosting capability, and in addition, developing pride and national unity around sports. City officials believe it will transform neighborhoods, particularly in the larger Paris zone, creating new districts particularly attractive for residents and companies through the delivery of new accommodation facilities and transportation infrastructure. They say that the Games will improve the lives of residents and visitors alike by providing barrier-free experiences, such as fully accessible above-ground public transport and multi-lingual passenger information system. For property owners, this may be your chance to get income from your property for short-term rental to Olympics-goers!

Public transportation in the city June 23 and 24 will be greatly affected these days, as in addition, the Gay Pride Parade — the “Marche des Fiertés de Paris” — will further paralyze the traffic routes on Saturday. A map showing the road closures is available on this website (in French).
https://www.paris.fr/actualites/23-et-24-juin-informations-sur-la-circulation-et-les-transports-4898#circulation-et-stationnement-les-23-et-24-juin_2
    
Also see paris2024.org/en/ and gouvernement.fr/en/ for more information.

A bientôt,

Adrian Leeds
The Adrian Leeds Group

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