4 2 0 S 2 I PRACTICAL INFO R A EIFFEL TOWER STADIUM P LOCATION Champ de Mars in Paris is an iconic location OLYMPIC GAMES PARALYMPIC 8 KM from the Olympic and Paralympic for national events and celebrations. GAMES Village, Paris, 7th arr. Extending from the Eiffel Tower to the École Militaire, this large public urban park at the VOLLEYBALL th GETTING THERE heart of the capital’s 7 arrondissement BLIND FOOTBALL boasts exceptional surroundings. Discipline: beach volleyball • Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 2 events: 1 / 1 Information to be determined • RER line C th th Over the course of the 18 and 20 centuries, the • Vélib’ public bike stations area known as the plain of Grenelle gradually 24-team tournaments / • Bus transformed into the 24 ha park we know today. Champ de Mars is a popular choice among locals NEARBY GAMES VENUES and tourists to go for a walk, exercise, play • Champ-de-Mars Arena music or simply meet up with people. It features • Pont d’Iéna a large 800 m long grass strip flanked by trees • Grand Palais and landscaped areas and offers a clear view • Invalides of the Eiffel Tower, which lights up after dark. A • Pont Alexandre III temporary 12,000-seater stadium will be built in the middle of the park, near the “Bassins du Champ de Mars” fountain – just a stone’s throw CAPACITY away from competition venues such as the Champ-de-Mars Arena and the Pont d’Iéna – 12,860 against the dramatic backdrop of the most iconic T monument in Paris. NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS E Extensive redevelopment work will be carried E • Eiffel Tower H out on the other side of the Eiffel Tower from the A S • École Militaire T Pont d’Iéna to the Trocadéro area to create a long, A • Trocadéro area S : D nature-filled promenade for pedestrians. • Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum E U • Rodin Museum N E • Hôtel des Invalides C V I P M Y POST-2024 LEGACY L A R The stadium is a temporary structure that will A D P be taken down after the Games. N C A I P M Y L O women men mixed 60