women men mixed PRACTICAL INFO LOCATION Marseille , 4 km south of city centre GETTING THERE • Train (3 hours and 10 minutes from Paris) • Bus • Metro line M2 CAPACITY 67,394 NEARBY GAMES VENUE • Marseille Marina NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • In Marseille itself: • Old Port • Château d’If island fortress • Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde • Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations • Calanques National Park • Provence • Nearby coastlines POST-2024 LEGACY Marseille stadium, the home ground of historic French football club Olympique de Marseille, will continue to host sporting and cultural events. A cosmopolitan, multicultural city on the Mediterranean coast, Marseille – the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region and the Bouches-du-Rhône department – is an important port for trade and travel. The second most populous city in France, Marseille was named the 2013 European Capital of Culture, as well as the 2017 European Capital of Sport in recognition of its commitment to promoting the role of sport in improving quality of life, physical and mental health and social cohesion. Built in 1937, Marseille stadium, the home ground of French football club Olympique de Marseille, has already hosted major international matches – including the FIFA World Cup in 1938 and 1998, as well as Euro 1984 and 2016 – and will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. When the venue was last renovated in 2014 by architectural firm SCAU, it became a model for ultra-connected, environmentally responsible stadiums. Offering stadium-wide HD Wi Fi coverage, the 67,000-seater stadium minimises its environmental impact by innovatively recovering heat from a nearby water treatment plant to meet its heating and cooling needs all year round, as well as harnessing a rainwater reuse system. Marseille stadium was the first French stadium to have obtained ISO 20121 certification. MARSEILLE STADIUM OLYMPIC GAMES FOOTBALL 2 events: 1 / 1 16-team tournament 12-team tournament P A R I S 2 0 2 4 O LY M P I C A N D P A R A LY M P I C V E N U E S : D A T A S H E E T 47