women men mixed Paris 2024 made a strong commitment to organise spectacular Games that take place outside of traditional stadiums, right in the heart of the capital. Place de La Concorde will temporarily become an open stage where urban sports take place in their original playground, the city centre. Not only is this an excellent example of Paris 2024’s vision coming to life, it also paves the way for Paris City Council to make significant changes to the area in the long run. Linking the most beautiful avenue in the world – the Champs- Élysées – to the Tuileries Gardens, La Concorde will showcase spectacular, dynamic and modern sports against a backdrop of Parisian heritage. The largest square in Paris will see four sports – as well as a number of activities and shows – take centre stage during the Olympic Games: skateboarding, BMX freestyle, 3x3 basketball and, for the first time, the long-awaited discipline, breaking. Spectators, athletes and viewers will be able to enjoy exceptional images and an experience that lives up to their expectations of the world’s largest sporting event. Just a stone’s throw away from a number of other iconic competition venues, such as the Champ-de-Mars Arena and the Invalides, La Concorde will be at the heart of an authentic urban park surrounded by the many monuments dotted around the city centre, making Games history. LA CONCORDE PRACTICAL INFO LOCATION 6 KM from the Olympic and Paralympic Village, Paris, 8 th arr. GETTING THERE • Bus • Metro lines 1, 8, 12 • Transilien train lines J, L,N • Vélib’ public bike stations NEARBY GAMES VENUES • Invalides • Grand Palais • Pont d’Iéna • Champ-de-Mars Arena • Eiffel Tower Stadium • Pont Alexandre III CAPACITY Skateboarding park: 7,300 Skateboarding street: 6,900 BMX freestyle: 5,100 Basketball 3 x 3 and Breaking: 5,500 OLYMPIC GAMES NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Grand Palais • Eiffel Tower • Hôtel des Invalides • Champs-Elysées • Arc de Triomphe • Notre Dame cathedral • Madeleine church • Louvre museum • Palais Garnier opera house • Place Vendôme • Tuileries gardens POST-2024 LEGACY The stadium is a temporary structure that will be taken down after the Games. SKATEBOARDING 4 events: 2 / 2 Street / Park / B-boys B-girls Park / CYCLING Discipline: BMX freestyle 2 events: 1 / 1 BASKETBALL Discipline: basketball 3x3 2 events : 1 / 1 8-team tournaments / BREAKING 2 events: 1 / 1 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 3 0