The 2024 Paris Olympic Games, also known as the 33rd Summer Olympic Games, takes place in Paris, France, from July 26th to August 11th.Previously, Paris has hosted the Summer Olympics in 1900 and 1924. This year, the Olympics returns after a century to make Paris the second city to host three Summer Olympics after London.
What is special this year?
For the first time in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, the Opening Ceremony does not take place in a stadium. Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports into the city and the Opening Ceremony is held in the heart of the city along its main artery: the Seine.
For the first time in history, the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games see an equal number of men and women competing. This 50:50 representation of athletes makes the Summer Games the first to reach gender equality.
"Ouvrons Grand LesJeux", meaning "Games Wide Open", is the shared slogan for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. For the first time, the Olympics and Paralympics share a same emblem. There are 32 sports and 329 events in the Paris Games with skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and breaking newly added. Breaking will make its Olympic debut in Paris.
Paris is adding its own French flair to the Olympics with this new color choice. Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Paris is embracing purple. Departing from the traditional red-brick clay color, orange, or blue, this marks the first time in Olympic history that purple has been used for the track surface.
When the emblem for Paris 2024 was unveiled in 2019, it marked an iconic moment in the history of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. For the first time ever, the same emblem would be used for both competitions.Described as the "face" of the Games, the emblem is a unity of three iconic symbols: the gold medal, the flame, and Marianne — a cherished symbol of the revolution and the people of France.
The mascots for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024 are the Phryges.Phryges are small Phrygian caps, which represent a strong symbol of liberty, inclusivity and the ability of people to support great and meaningful causes. They are kitted out in a red, white and blue colourway, with the golden Paris 2024 logo emblazoned across their chests.It's a symbol of revolution and freedom, of striving. It's an icon seen over centuries, from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. More specifically, it's the red bonnet famously worn by Marianne, the artistic personification of the free French republic.
To fulfil this creative ambition and illustrate its vision of the Games, Paris 2024 has called on the unique talent of French cartoonist Ugo Gattoni, who has captured the spirit of the Games in a universe brimming with detail and symbols celebrating both the values of sport and the excitement of a great popular festival open to the world.The Iconic Posters are the dream representation of a stadium city, echoing the Paris 2024 slogan "Games wide open" and referring to the concept of the Paris Games: bringing sport to the heart of the city. In Paris, Marseille and Tahiti, Paris 2024 invites spectators to take a stroll through an abundant, joyful universe where every detail tells its own story.
Paris 2024 called on LVMH jeweler Chaumet to design its medals. Globally renowned for its craftsmanship, Chaumet has made the medal into a veritable jewel, with a construction conceived around three sources of inspiration: the hexagon, radiance, and gem-setting.