4 2 0 S 2 I PRACTICAL INFO R A PIERRE MAUROY STADIUM P LOCATION Home to almost 1.2 million people, 36% OLYMPIC GAMES Villeneuve d’Ascq, 6 km east of whom are under 25, Greater Lille is the of Lille city centre fourth largest urban area in France after Paris, Lyon and Marseille. HANDBALL GETTING THERE Lille, a youthful, dynamic city in the Hauts-de-France • Train (1 hour from Paris) 2 events: 1 / 1 • Metro lines 1 or 2 region, is emerging as a prime destination for culture 12-team tournaments • Bus line 18 and tourism, confirming its position as a key travel / and trade hub in Europe. Open since 2012, the CAPACITY spectacularly designed Pierre Mauroy stadium is a cutting-edge sports facility that can easily adapt to a 27,000 wide range of uses. The stadium has hosted a variety of international events down through the years, including the Davis Cup finals in 2014 and 2018, NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS EuroBasket 2015, the 2017 IHF World Men’s Handball • In Lille itself: Championship, the 2016 UEFA European Football • Lille Museum of Modern, Contemporary Championship, as well as concerts. and Outsider Art The stands can hold 50,000 spectators for football • Parc du Héron and rugby matches. It takes less than 30 minutes to • The Citadel fully open and close the stadium’s retractable roof • Palais des Beaux-Arts museum for indoor events. Half of the pitch can be raised and • Grand’Place slid over the other half using a network of hydraulic • Lille Old Stock exchange T lifts and large tracks to uncover a smaller arena • Vieux-Lille area E below with a capacity of 30,000. Building on the E H success and excitement of the 2017 IHF World Men’s A S POST-2024 LEGACY T Handball Championship, with a record breaking A The Pierre Mauroy stadium, the home ground of S : D 28,000 spectators in attendance at the quarter-final iconic French football club LOSC, will continue to E between France and Sweden, the stadium will shine U host sporting and cultural events. N E a spotlight on world-class handball once again at the C V Paris 2024 Olympic Games. I P M Y L A R A D P N C A I P M Y L O women men mixed 56