The story of modern Olympics dates back to April 6, 1896, when the long-lost tradition of ancient Greece was reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. It was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who brought together various parties involved in international sport at the Sorbonne University in Paris on June 23, 1894 with the intention of reviving the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic was held in Athens in 1896 in which 13 countries participated for sporting glory. (Also read: Paris 2024 Olympics: 10 best places to eat in Paris)
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympic Games is scheduled from August 28 to September 8. If you are planning to attend the Games, here’s all the essentials that you need to know.
Olympic venues
Most of the events will take place in Paris: fencing and taekwondo at the Grand Palais, beach volleyball and blind football at the Stade Eiffel, swimming, triathlon, and on-road cycling at the Pont Alexandre III. Also hosting events are historic stadiums like Parc des Princes, Stade de France, and Stade Roland Garros. In mainland France, the cities of Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille will host the football tournament. The Pierre de Mauroy stadium in Lille will be the venue for the handball matches, and the Marina of Marseille (in the Mediterranean Sea) for the sailing events. Overseas, Tahiti, with its exceptional Teahupo’o wave, will host the surfing event. (Also read: How to plan a trip to see the Olympics this summer—without going to Paris)
Where to buy tickets?
Almost 10 million tickets for the Olympic Games and almost 3.4 million for the Paralympic Games are on sale. You can also buy tickets at paris24tickets.com. You can download the ‘Paris 2024 Tickets’ app to access your tickets, transfer them to your recipients and resell them securely. Be sure to buy tickets only on the official platforms: tickets.paris2024.org and hospitality packages on hospitalitytravelpackages.paris2024.org.
Resale of tickets
This is the only official Paris 2024 resale platform for reselling tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tickets offered for resale are available on the platform up to 12 hours before the start of the session. If no takers are found by this time, the ticket will automatically be returned to the seller and the original buyer will be able to use it to access the session.
Tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 can only be purchased by people aged 16 and over. Any unauthorised sale or resale outside the official distribution channels is likely to constitute a civil offence as well as a criminal offence punishable under Article 313-6-2 of the French Criminal Code.
Individuals under the age of 16 can attend the Paris 2024 Games, provided they are accompanied by an adult.
