Explainer-When is Paris 2024 Olympics and how is France preparing?

PARIS : Here is everything you need to know about the Paris 2024 Olympics: the dates, the venues, the opening ceremony, new sports and security issues.

When are the Olympic and Paralympic Games?

The Paris 2024 Olympics will run from July 26-Aug. 11, while the Paris 2024 Paralympics will be held from Aug. 28-Sept. 8.

Where will the Games take place?

In September 2017, the International Olympic Committee awarded Paris the 2024 Games when its only remaining rival, Los Angeles, agreed to wait another four years to be the host city.

Paris has hosted two Olympics and will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924.

Following are the Paris 2024 venues:

AQUATICS CENTRE - Artistic swimming, diving, water polo

BERCY ARENA - Artistic gymnastics, basketball, trampoline

BORDEAUX STADIUM - Football

CHAMP DE MARS ARENA - Judo, wrestling

CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - Equestrian, modern pentathlon

CHATEAUROUX SHOOTING CENTRE - Shooting

EIFFEL TOWER STADIUM - Beach volleyball

ELANCOURT HILL - Cycling mountain bike

GEOFFROY-GUICHARD STADIUM - Soccer

GRAND PALAIS - Fencing, taekwondo

HOTEL DE VILLE - Athletics

INVALIDES - Archery, athletics, cycling road

LA BEAUJOIRE STADIUM - Soccer 

LA CONCORDE - Basketball 3x3, breaking, cycling BMX freestyle, skateboarding

LE BOURGET SPORT CLIMBING VENUE - Sport climbing

GOLF NATIONAL - Golf

LYON STADIUM - Soccer

MARSEILLE MARINA - Sailing

MARSEILLE STADIUM - Soccer

NICE STADIUM - Soccer

NORTH PARIS ARENA - Boxing, modern pentathlon

PARC DES PRINCES - Soccer

PARIS LA DEFENSE ARENA - Swimming, water polo

PIERRE MAUROY STADIUM - Basketball, handball

PONT ALEXANDRE III - Cycling road, marathon swimming, triathlon

PORTE DE LA CHAPELLE ARENA - Badminton, rhythmic gymnastics

STADE ROLAND-GARROS - Boxing, tennis

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