4 2 0 S 2 I PRACTICAL INFO R A STADE DE FRANCE P LOCATION The Stade de France – the Olympic Stadium OLYMPIC GAMES 1,5 KM from the Olympic and Paralympic for the Paris 2024 Games – is the largest Village, Saint-Denis (93) stadium in France. Since it opened in 1998, ATHLETICS RUGBY it has been the focal point of all major national and international sporting events 43 events: 21 / 21 / 1 2 events: 1 / 1 GETTING THERE held in France. • Metro lines 13 and 14 100 m / 12-team tournament / • RER lines B and D Located in Saint-Denis, just outside Paris, the 200 m / • Tramlines T1 and T8 stadium was designed by a team of architects – • Vélib’ public bike stations Macary, Zublena, Regembal and Costantini – 400 m / • Bus to be used as the main stadium for the 1998 FIFA 800 m / World Cup. Covering 17 ha, this 320 m long, 1 500 m / NEARBY GAMES VENUES 280 m wide, 35 m high modular stadium, which • Olympic and Paralympic Village boasts 18 electronic entrance gates and can 5 000 m / accommodate up to 80,000 spectators, is the largest 10 000 m / PARALYMPIC • Aquatics Centre of its kind in the world. The retractable lower-tier GAMES • La Courneuve Shooting Range seating can be moved to reveal the permanent 400 m hurdles / • Porte de la Chapelle Arena athletics track. 3000 m steeplechase / • Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue The stadium’s elliptical roof fully covers the stands. 4x100 m relay / PARA ATHLETICS The 8,000 m² sand-and-soil pitch harnesses CAPACITY advanced hybrid grass technology, guaranteeing 4x400 m relay / / Information to be determined excellent drainage and water retention capacities. High jump / 77,083 T The Stade de France has an annex stadium that Pole Vault / E can be used for warm-ups and practice sessions. E Long Jump / NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS H It is connected to the stadium via an underground A S • Sacré-Cœur Basilica (Paris) T walkway. Triple Jump / A • Montmartre area (Paris) S : D As well as hosting major sporting events – like the Shot Put / • Saint-Denis Basilica E U 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 2003 IAAF World Athletics Hammer Throw / • Saint-Ouen flea market N E Championships, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the C V Discus Throw / I 2016 UEFA European Football Championship and POST-2024 LEGACY P M the upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup – the Stade Javelin Throw / Y The Stade de France, which will have L A de France is home to the French football and rugby Decathlon R undergone development and modernisation A teams and hosts concerts by top name artists from D P France and around the world, as well as important Heptathlon work for the Games, will continue to host N major international sporting competitions, as C A football and rugby finals every year. 110 m hurdles I well as cultural events and concerts. P 100 m hurdles M Y L O women men mixed 43