The 2024 Summer Olympic Games formally get underway on Friday with an incredibly unique Opening Ceremony aimed at putting one of the world’s most famous cities on display.
Paris won’t just be the host city of this year’s Summer Games, it’s likely to be a main character. Races will take place in its streets and in the river that makes up its heart and soul, and millions from around the world are making their way to France to take part in the quadrennial festivities. Here are five things to expect from the host city as the games get underway.
A Games focused on sustainability As part of their effort to make Paris 2024 the “most responsible and sustainable games in history,” organizers are building something that’s meant to last. “This village was thought up as a neighborhood, a neighborhood that is going to have a life afterwards,” said Georgina Grenon, the Paris 2024 director of sustainability. “Paris 2024 is renting it for a few months.
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