comments feedInternational Olympic Committee 09 Sep 2023 – The Heads of State and Heads of Government of the G20, who met in New Delhi, India, this weekend, declared their strong support for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The G20 Presidency is currently held by India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration said: […]
G20 Leaders look forward to Paris 2024 “as a symbol of peace” and “with participation of all”
September 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Olympic Refuge Foundation and Nike to work together to facilitate access to sport for displaced people
September 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 6 Sep 2023 – The Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) has today announced that it will be collaborating with Nike in order to help displaced young people find belonging through sport. The ORF and Nike have entered into an agreement, which includes making a financial contribution dedicated to supporting the ORF in its work to ensure […]
Resounding success for Olympic Scholarship holders at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest
August 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 29 August 2023 – Ten scholarship holders, including gold medallists Hugues Fabrice Zango and Marileidy Paulino, reached the podium at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, which wrapped up in Budapest on Sunday, 28 August. Botswana’s 20-year-old Letsile Tebogo thrilled with two sprint medals. Olympics.com took a closer look at these landmark achievements. “They don’t […]
Paris 2024 unveils torch
July 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Paris 2024 unveils torch for next Olympic and Paralympic Games International Olympic Committee The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay was revealed on Tuesday 25 July. Its designer, Mathieu Lehanneur, was inspired by three symbols of the upcoming Games: Equality, Water and Peacefulness. On Tuesday 25 July, in the headquarters of […]
IOC President gets a taste of Paris 2024 one year before the Olympic Games
July 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
IOC 25 Jul 2023 – With just over one year to go, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today had a preview of what the world can expect from the Olympic Games Paris 2024, as he visited the Olympic Village and joined athletes for a boat cruise on the River Seine, replicating some of the experience they will […]
OMEGA unveils countdown clock to mark one year to go to Paris 2024
July 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
IOC 5 Jul 2023 – Worldwide Olympic Partner OMEGA has celebrated one year to go until the Olympic Games Paris 2024 by unveiling the official countdown clock in the French capital. Occupying a prime location beside the River Seine, along which the Opening Ceremony will take place on 26 July 2024, and with the Eiffel Tower providing a stunning backdrop, […]
Paris 2024 and the IOC Young Leaders Programme team up to empower African youth through basketball and contribute to Olympism365
July 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 31 Jul 2023 – Thanks to Paris 2024’s Impact 2024 International initiative and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Young Leaders Programme, Najib Chajiddine’s United Maroc project is using basketball to empower African youth – leaving a lasting international legacy from next year’s Olympic Games. With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 now less than a year […]
Paris 2024: raising the bar for more sustainable sporting events
July 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee By HSH the Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco – Member of the IOC and Chair of the Sustainability and Legacy Commission 31 Jul 2023 – In less than a year, the world will gather for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. We live in a turbulent, polarised world, and uniting people around sport, above […]
Women will make history at Paris 2024
July 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee By Nawal El Moutawakel – Executive Board member of the IOC and first Arab African woman to win an Olympic gold medal 27 Jul 2023 – The 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles were a pinnacle moment for me, in becoming the first-ever Arab African woman Olympic champion. This victory was a source […]
Paris 2024 Concorde: a unique backdrop for urban sports
July 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
IOC 21 Jul 2023 – As the countdown to the one-year-to-go milestone on 26 July approaches, we are taking a look at what will make Paris 2024 truly an Olympic Games of a new era. In the heart of the French capital, Place de la Concorde, the iconic public square that connects the Tuileries Gardens and […]
