Other initiatives

In line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 to bring lasting benefits to host communities, Paris 2024 is also promoting a more inclusive society for people with disabilities. Beginning with 40 sports clubs in Paris, support has been provided to widen access to their facilities. This year the partnership will involve more than 3,000 clubs nationally.

In Saint-Denis, where half of 11-year-olds could not swim, Paris 2024 recruited qualified trainers and provided free swimming and water safety lessons for all ages. The 1,2,3 Swim! programme was extended across France in 2023 to more than 26,000 children.

Thanks to the Paris 2024 Endowment Fund created in 2019, Paris 2024 and its co-financers have supported more than 1,100 social projects to the tune of EUR 47.8 million for 4.5 million beneficiaries to encourage the practice of sport by women and people with disabilities, but also to promote the role of sport in education, equality, inclusion and professional integration.

The Paris 2024 legacy will live on in many other ways. The Terre de Jeux partnership with towns across France, for example, has inspired more than 50,000 events and the construction or renovation of sports facilities. Stakeholders in both the public and private sector have committed to continuing their programmes beyond the Games to reach other groups, such as young girls who are less inclined to participate in sports.

IOC President Thomas Bach congratulated Paris 2024 and its partners via a video message to the event’s participants: