Tag: Paris 2024
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Sport Climbing officially added to PARIS 2024 sports programme!
Torino, December 7, 2020: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today officially confirmed that Sport Climbing has included on the sports programme of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The decision marks a high watermark in the history of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), following on from the sport’s inclusion at the Youth…
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Paris 2024 venue the Grand Palais features in spectacular Tour de France finale
Paris, France, July 23, 2017: For the first time ever, riders in cycling’s showpiece, the Tour de France finale, have crossed through the centre of Paris’ iconic and historic Grand Palais, en route to the finish line on the world-famous Champs-Elysées. As part of a collaboration between Tour de France organisers ASO and Paris 2024,…
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Paris 2024 puts sport at the heart of World Refugee Day in Paris
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, France – June 20, 2017: To mark World Refugee Day Paris, the Paris 2024 Bid Committee has joined forces with the City of Paris and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to organise a day of sport for refugees – highlighting how sport can be catalyst…
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Paris 2024 IOC Evaluation Commission Visit
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski from Paris, France, May 14, 2017: IOC Evaluation Commission Visit, Opening speeches of Paris 2024 Co-Chair, Tony Estanguet, Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Paris 2024 Co-Chair, Bernard Lapasset, French IOC Member Guy Drut, President of the CNOSF, Denis Masseglia given to the IOC Evaluation Commission at the start of their three day…
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Paris 2024 unveils transport giant SNCF as its latest Official Partner
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Mar 22, 2017: TRANSPORT GIANT SNCF, The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee has become even stronger today as it announced the support of SNCF Group, its latest Official Partner. With less than six months to go before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2024 host city decision in Lima on September…
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Paris 2024 celebrates 50 days to go to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
By Robert Fawdon, Paris, France: 19 July 2016: The Paris 2024 celebrates Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has today outlined its commitment to Paralympic sport during the Team France launch event held in the city to mark 50 days to go to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will receive…
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Paris 2024 hails EURO 2016 success as further evidence of France’s first-class hosting expertise
By Robert Fawdon, Paris, July 13, 2016: The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has hailed the success of UEFA EURO 2016 success as a further proof point of Paris’ and France’s first-class expertise and experience in hosting major international sports events. The month long celebration of football was held safely and securely…
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Paris 2024 celebrates the spirit of Olympism on Olympic Day 2016
By Robert Fawdon, Paris, France: 23 June 2016: Exactly a year to the day since the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid was officially launched on Olympic Day 2015, a Paris 2024 stakeholder meeting is being held to mark Olympic Day 2016 in Salle Greard at the Sorbonne University in central Paris where Baron…
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Paris 2024 celebrates Teddy Riner movie premiere at Cannes Film Festival
By Robert Fawdon, Paris, May 22, 2016: A delegation from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid has this weekend traveled to the iconic Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the movie ‘In the shadow of Teddy Riner’ – a feature length film covering the last three years of the legendary Judoka’s life.…
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Paris 2024 unveils logo for Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid
BY Rob Fawdon: Paris, France: Feb 9, 2016: The city of Paris today unveiled the logo for its campaign to become the Host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. The Paris 2024 bid logo was revealed at the time of 20:24 in front of hundreds of spectators in the city centre as the…