The Paris 2024 Executive Board met last Wednesday at the French Ministry of Sport, in the presence of Jean-Marc SAUVÉ, honorary vice-president of the French Council of State and President of the Ethics Committee.

The two Organising Committees are pooling their skills and expertise within the framework of a  collaboration agreement, which was signed today in Paris, with the aim of optimising the organisation of their respective events.

The Paris 2024 Athletes’ Commission met for the fourth time last Friday, in Lausanne (Switzerland), where it also took part in IOC International Athletes’ Forum, which brought together 300 athletes from around the world over the weekend.

The third Olympic and Paralympic Week saw the French government announce the introduction of a pilot scheme designed to ensure more time is spent on sport at school. The fourth Olympic and Paralympic Week will take place on 3-8 February 2020.

Paris 2024’s proposal to add four new sports (breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing) to the programme for the 2024 Olympic Games and to allow the general public to take part in the Games through mass, virtual and connected events, has met with widespread approval among French people.Following the official presentation of the proposals yesterday, Thursday 21 February 2019, the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) conducted an opinion survey on behalf of Paris 2024 and which showed how willing French people are to play a more active role in the Games and to see their country stage Games that are both spectacular and youth-oriented.

Paris 2024 is revolutionising the Olympic experience by offering everyone the opportunity, for the first time ever, to be more than just a spectator or a viewer and play an actual part. Paris 2024 is also submitting a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the inclusion of four new sports that all embody youth, elite performance, spectacular experiences and inclusiveness.

Paris 2024 is revolutionising the Olympic experience by offering everyone the opportunity, for the first time ever, to be more than just a spectator or a viewer and play an actual part. Paris 2024 is also submitting a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the inclusion of four new sports that all embody youth, elite performance, spectacular experiences and inclusiveness.

This week, sport, its values and its benefits will take centre stage in schools, educational establishments and universities across France, as part of Olympic and Paralympic Week, the third edition of which was launched today at Dora Maar Secondary School in Seine-Saint-Denis, in northern Paris. In total, more than 1,000 projects will be run over the course of the week.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed their selection of twenty-two sports for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games