Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin 10:01 p.m., October 06, 2022

Inspired by the Women's March of 1789 and open to the general public, the Paris Olympic Games marathon in 2024 is intended to be revolutionary.

The course will highlight many symbols of the history of France.

Tony Estanguet, exceptional guest of "Europe 1 Sport", spoke about the progress of this event.

Telling the story through sport.

This is the daring bet of the organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a route that is completely different from that of the capital's marathon.

After leaving from Paris City Hall and several kilometers along the banks of the Seine, the route will cross the Hauts-de-Seine department (Boulogne-Billancourt, Sèvres, Ville-d'Avray) to the Château de Versailles in the Yvelines.

The runners will then pass through the Hauts-de-Seine (Viroflay, Chaville, Meudon, Issy-les-Moulineaux) to find the Seine and Paris until they reach the Esplanade des Invalides. 

Here is the route of the #Paris2024 Olympic marathon



From the Hôtel de ville to the Esplanade des Invalides via Versailles, the world's best athletes have a date with history.



A spectacular, demanding and unique course!

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With this atypical course, the organizers wanted to highlight the rich French heritage: "It's a marathon that revisits the history of France", proclaims Tony Estanguet.

They were inspired by the "women's march" of October 1789, an event of the French Revolution, when several thousand Parisian women marched on Versailles and King Louis XVI from the town hall, in a context of famine.

Under pressure, the monarch ended up ratifying the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

A marathon therefore rich in historical references, a particular desire of Tony Estanguet, the president of the Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Games, who wanted to make this meeting "a popular event".

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A marathon open to all

“We have decided to open this marathon to the general public for the first time in history,” rejoices the three-time Olympic canoe champion.

For the first time in the history of the Games, amateurs and professionals will be able to jostle.

Another revolution, the distribution of bibs since the organizers have undertaken to distribute the same number of bibs between men and women: of the 40,048 participants, 20,024 will be men and 20,024 women.

"We wanted to connect this marker of the Games to a major challenge of the time, equality between women and men", justified Tony Estanguet, Wednesday during a press conference.

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Notice to sports lovers or history lovers.

Made available to the general public, 3,000 bibs are still available.

“Every month, we win these bibs in competitions organized by the Athletics Federation or by Paris 2024”, specifies the former canoe champion.

Next meeting on the place de la Bastille, Saturday October 8, during the Paralympic day.