4 2 0 S 2 I PRACTICAL INFO R A YVES-DU-MANOIR STADIUM P LOCATION Owned by the Hauts-de-Seine department, the OLYMPIC GAMES 6 KM from the Olympic and Paralympic Yves-du-Manoir stadium – which was the main venue Village, Colombes (92) for the Paris 1924 Games – is one of the most iconic stadiums in French sporting history. HOCKEY GETTING THERE The stadium in Colombes, north-west of Paris, gets its name 2 events: 1 / 1 • Bus from French rugby player Yves du Manoir. Architect Louis Faure- 12-team tournaments / • Transilien train line J Dujarric transformed an existing facility into a stadium that • Vélib’ public bike stations would serve as the main venue for the 1924 Olympic Games and the capital’s main stadium until the Parc des Princes was built in NEARBY GAMES VENUES 1972. Designed to accommodate a range of sports, the Yves-du- • Paris La Défense Arena Manoir stadium hosted a number of national and international • Stade de France th competitions throughout the 20 century, including almost 250 • Aquatics Centre fixtures across a range of disciplines such as athletics, rugby, football and boxing. In 1972, boxers Jean-Claude Bouttier and Carlos Monzón vied for the title of world middleweight champion CAPACITY in front of a crowd of 40,000 at the stadium. The stadium, which 18,000 has been renovated regularly over the years, is due to undergo extensive upgrading works, benefitting people living in the Hauts-de-Seine department. It will host the field hockey events POST-2024 LEGACY during the Paris 2024 Games. The Hauts-de-Seine department has launched a After the Games, the French Hockey Federation will set up new project to renovate and upgrade the Yves- T its headquarters in the stadium. The venue will house the du-Manoir stadium, which involves building two E federation’s national training centre (including two artificial E new buildings as well as new sports facilities. H hockey pitches for competitions and training) in one of the two A S Upon completion, the stadium will offer local T new buildings, feature a permanent 1,000-seater stand, and A residents, associations, schools and universities S : D provide premises for the federation, the Île-de-France Hockey a wide range of sports facilities – suitable for E League, the Hauts-de-Seine Hockey Committee and, eventually, U football, rugby, athletics and field hockey – N E a resident club. Additionally, four football pitches and three and house the French Hockey Federation’s C V rugby pitches with floodlights, a second building for football and I headquarters and national training centre. P rugby, as well as a new athletics track will be built on the existing M Y L playing field. A R A D P N C A I P M Y L O women men mixed 62