Thomas Bach: "The progress of Paris 2024 gives us great confidence"

President of the IOC Thomas Bach He spoke this Tuesday to explain the goals that Olympism will fulfill in 2024 Paris Olympics. Only them two years for the French date to begin.

“Two years from now, the world will be welcomed in Paris for a new era for the Olympic Games: gender balance, with a youth, urban sports program, new experiences and a new generation of Olympians and fans of the Olympic,” was explained. “It will be a Game enriched by the unique culture and warm hospitality of the French, so we all look forward to what will be a very important Game. I wish all the athletes who are on the road to Paris good luck in their Olympic qualifications”, said Bach.

The IOC president was pleased with how the preparations for the Olympic event are going. “Driven by their creativity, adaptability and professionalism, the progress made by the organizers of Paris 2024 gives us great confidence. Paris 2024 adopted the recommendations of the Olympic Agenda 2020”, he celebrated. “Sustainability, heritage and inclusion are at the core of its strategy which, two years from the end, is already contributing to the positive impact experienced by the Game. even before the competition starts”, he added.

The countdown begins for the Games which will be preceded over the next two years by more than three thousand qualifying events. Many of them can be identified by the label of “Paris 2024 Qualifiers”, which was presented at the Street Skateboarding Championships in Rome last month. With this decision, the IOC shows its intention to support athletes on their way to the Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 has also published in the last few hours the sports calendar by event and the slogan of the Games. The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place in July 26 and the closing, August 11. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from August 28 to September 8.