The LPlaen Hgaécry aitange ed Sut Dstuarinaabbiliitlié dty pels Jan feuox Or thle Pymapriiqs 2ue0s 2 4 Oet Plymapraic alymnpd Piquaeras dlyme Ppaic Gris 2a0m2e4 s — 3— 311 In addition to these sports facilities, an disabilities can get around, access and use additional programme to offer leisure and venues and equipment, find their way retail spaces spanning 2,600 m2 will also be around and communicate. created for the neighbourhood. The project selected will also be of the The arena will set an example in terms of highest environmental standards, extensively accessibility: Paris City Council aims to using bio-sourced and recycled or recyclable implement universal design methods that construction materials, low-carbon concrete, will enable all involved to go further than 100% renewable and recovered energy for regulatory requirements by creating inclusive heating and cooling systems, as well as a spaces. This involves providing non- green roof spanning almost 7,000 m2 to stigmatizing facilities so that people with combat the heat island effect. Various consultations show that people of sport people play and get involved in the in France want to practise sport in new ways – Games journey, whatever their size or budget. locally, flexibly, and through the creation The agreement between Paris 2024 and the of original urban outdoor activities. Fifty-eight French National Sports Agency will make these percent of them expect their towns to make aspirations a reality by supporting local and sports facilities freely available. Paris 2024 regional authorities, leading facilitators of sport and the French National Sports Agency on a day-to-day basis. Every year, it will fund therefore signed an agreement to support almost 150 development, renovation and the development of local sports facilities until accessibility projects for local free-to-use sports 2024 and encourage new collaborations facilities, primarily in host regions but also all between areas awarded the Terre de Jeux 2024 regions bearing the Terre de Jeux 2024 label. label, clubs and sports federations. The agreement will also help reinforce The “Terre de Jeux 2024” label is awarded connections between the sporting movement to local authorities, local government associations, (e.g. federations and clubs) and authorities that departments and regions in mainland France hold the Terre de Jeux 2024 label in order and French overseas territories. It recognises to build new momentum for their shared ambition these bodies’ efforts to increase the amount of developing the role of sport in our regions.