While the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games (July 26 - August 11, 2024) will take place on the Seine, that of the Paralympic Games (August 28 - September 8) will take place at Place de la Concorde, but also on the bottom of Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
The organizers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cojop) detailed the program this Thursday during a press conference.
The option of the Place de la Concorde had already been announced last June.
To satisfy the request of the Paralympic movement to have a gauge at least equivalent to that of the Stade de France in ceremonial mode, that is to say at least 60,000 people, the project was amended and extended to most famous avenue in Paris.
65,000 people expected
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ceremony, validated by the board of directors of the Cojop on Thursday, will be able to accommodate 65,000 people: 30,000 people in paying places and 35,000 free of charge who will be able to attend the parade of the 184 delegations.
It will take place on the evening of August 28, said the president of the organizing committee Tony Estanguet, who wants to make "the Games as inclusive as possible", with "11 days of [Paralympic] competitions which must change the world. ".
Place de la Concorde will host urban sports during the Olympic Games.
Its stages and stands will be used and transformed for this celebration: 4,400 athletes, and 7,000 people in total with their hosts, are expected to parade.
This show, which could attract 300 million viewers, will be designed "like a music festival" using the stages installed on the square, explained Thierry Reboul, director of ceremonies.
It is the director Thomas Jolly who will orchestrate all the ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics.
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