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You may not know it, but most of the events taking place in the streets of the capital or in the Seine are free to watch. This will be the case for the triathlon, marathon and road cycling.
The para-triathlon events of swimming (75), cycling (20 km) and running (5 km) will take place on the pont Alexandre III... Visitors along the route will be able to watch the para-athletes pass by and cheer them on.
An opportunity also to do some sightseeing: the Alexandre-III bridge, Invalides, the Assemblée nationale, the Musée d’Orsay, the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe, etc.
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On 8 September 2024, the marathon runners will complete a 42.195km loop between La Courneuve and Paris**. They set off from La Courneuve (Parc Georges Valbon) towards Le Bourget, Drancy, Bobigny, Pantin, Basilique Saint Denis, Stade de France, Canal Saint-Denis, Buttes Chaumont, the whole of the Champs-Elysées, before finishing on the esplanade des Invalides.
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As with the triathlon, spectators can stand free along the course and cheer on the runners.
From 4 to 7 September 2024, all the road cycling events - both time trials and road races - will be accessible free of charge to anyone who sets up along the route. The events take place in the Bondy forest.
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The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games has a special feature: like its Olympic version, it takes place outside a stadium. The procession of athletes from all the participating nations takes place in the city. This special feature allows invited guests to watch the ceremony, free of charge, from the quayside.
It takes place on 28 August 2024 and takes place between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde.
Those who have bought tickets for the ceremony will be seated in the paying stands.
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As part of the 2024 Paralympic Games, the City of Paris is setting up festival zones all over the capital.
These are free areas in which the Olympic events will be broadcast on giant screens. There will also be entertainment, food stalls, playgrounds and awareness-raising areas.
The most important of these areas are the Club France au parc de la Villette, and the terrasse de l'Hôtel de Ville.
1st arrondissement: the Parc Rives de Seine and Quartier Jeunes
2nd arrondissement: the Fabrique de la Solidarité
4th arrondissement: the Académie du Climat
5th arrondissement: the Arènes de Lutèce
6th arrondissement: the Place Saint-Sulpice
8th arrondissement: the Parc Monceau
9th arrondissement: the Mairie
10th arrondissement: the Canal St-Martin and the Grange aux Belles district
11th arrondissement: the Mairie
12th arrondissement: the Allée Vivaldi
13th arrondissement: the Parc de Choisy
14th arrondissement: the Centre sportif Elisabeth
15th arrondissement: the Mairie
16th arrondissement: the Parc Sainte-Périne
17th arrondissement: the Parc Clichy Batignolles Martin Luther-King
18th arrondissement: the Jardins d’Éole and the Square Léon Serpollet
19th arrondissement: the Place Stalingrad, the Bassin de la Villette
20th arrondissement: the Complexe sportif Louis Lumière
Discover how to experience the Paris Games during the Games
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France Télévisions** has been awarded the exclusive broadcasting rights for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This is good news for anyone who wants to follow the various events for free, without having to subscribe to a pay-TV channel or platform.
The broadcasts can be seen on the group's channels (France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5) and on its digital platform.
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Another free event you can attend as part of the Paris Games: the Paralympic Torch Relay.
The flame leaves Stoke Mandeville in England on 25 August 2024. It will travel across France before arriving in Greater Paris on 26 August 2024 and returning to the capital on 28 August 2024.
More about the Paralympic Torch Relay
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As part of the Paris 2024 Games, the City of Paris has renovated numerous buildings and grounds dedicated to sport to encourage Parisians, and visitors to the Paris 2024 Games, to enjoy their favourite sporting activities in a pleasant setting.
This is the case, for example, of the capital's outdoor 3x3 basketball courts, which have been renovated and repainted, some in collaboration with artists, such as the Luquet court (4 rue du Transvaal in the 20th arrondissement) renovated by the NBA, the Pailleron court (6 cité Hiver in the 19th arrondissement) and the Philippe Auguste court (68 avenue Philippe-Auguste in the 11th arrondissement).
