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Breaking news - World Dance Sport Federation President Tay looking for another tipping point at Paris 2024

  • The Big Read

The t’s have been crossed, the I’s have been dotted, and breakdancing - or breaking, to give it its official Olympic monicker - will make its debut at the Paris 2024 Games.

, while being the biggest stage of them all, is simply an extension of what has already been taking place

Breaking deserves its place at the Olympic Games and we have every confidence that Olympic fans around

aspirations for Paris 2024, where breaking is scheduled to take part with other "urban" sports in the Place

de la Concorde, Tay added: "For dancesport to be showcased at the Olympic Games - the biggest stage

18-year-old Las Vegas-based breaker ATN reacted unequivocally to the confirmation of the Paris 2024 place


Estanguet says confirmed Paris 2024 programme highlights gender equality, youth and "spectacular" new events

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet believes the confirmation of the sport programme for the Games in the French capital consolidates "core foundations" including gender equality, youth and "spectacular" new events.

More than ever, the conditions are in place to make Paris 2024 the Games for a new age."

#Paris1900 : 1ères femmes aux Jeux#Paris2024 : 1ère fois qu’il y aura autant de femmes que d'hommes athlètes

aux Jeux OlympiquesLe combat pour la mixité et l’égalité dans le sport ne s’arrête pas là, mais il avance

The urban sports are expected to be based at the Place de la Concorde during the Games.Surfing competition

Executive Board in December as the preferred venue.Biarritz Pays Basque, Lacanau-Bordeaux Métropole, La


Firms chosen to build Paris 2024 Olympic Media Village

  • Paris 2024

The Media Village being built for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris is to be constructed in two stages, it has been revealed, with 700 homes ready in time for the Games and the remaining 600 completed after the event has finished.

sports and school park are at the heart of the project it is promised.The Village will be close to La

Courneuve, where the shooting is due to take place during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Sport climbing

, which was originally due to take place in the Place de la Concorde, is also expected to be moved to


Michael Pavitt: Squeezing more out of less - IFs eyeing new Paris 2024 events

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When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that 20 of the 27 Olympic International Federations (IFs) had requested changes to the Paris 2024 event programme, the task was a simple one. Try to determine who has asked for what.

With Place de la Concorde approved as a venue urban sports at Paris 2024 and the discipline’s origins


Estanguet says "DNA" of Paris 2024 more vital than ever post-COVID-19 and can form new Olympic template

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When Guy Drut, one of three French International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, announced last month that the original shape of the Paris 2024 Games was now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, "obsolete, outdated, out of touch with reality", it is fair to say that numerous eyebrows were raised within Olympic circles.

ahead of the Games by accessing operational expertise accrued by organisers of events such as the Tour de

skills from national and international federations or events such as we have in France, such as the Tour de

de la Concorde and stick a load of more urban sports in there, which is also a new idea."

I think Paris 2024 becomes in some ways the most important Games that we have seen since LA [Los Angeles

de la Concorde will be a key innovation at Paris 2024 ©Getty ImagesJon Tibbs, founder of the international


Tahiti approved by IOC as surfing venue for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

  • Paris 2024

Tahiti has been approved as the location of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board.

Approval was also given by the IOC Executive Board for Place de la Concorde hosting urban sport events

la Concorde is set to host urban sports events at the Games ©Getty Images“We are delighted that the

de la Concorde for the urban sports events," Estanguet said."

de la Concorde, the square at the heart of Paris linking the Champs-Elysées to the Tuileries Gardens

de la Concorde site.This review process is guided by the ambition to offer optimum conditions for competitors


FIBA secretary general confident 3x3 basketball can make big impact at Tokyo 2020

  • 3x3 basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) secretary general Andreas Zagklis says preparations are on track for basketball and 3x3 basketball to make a “big impact” at Tokyo 2020.

basketball and 3x3 will make a big impact at Tokyo 2020.”The Tokyo 2020 3x3 basketball tournaments will take place

Urban Sports Park.The temporary sports park will also be the venue for sport climbing competition.Place de

la Concorde has been tipped as a potential urban sports centre for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with

the square in the French capital.Paris 2024 confirmed a 35,000-seater stadium will be constructed at Place

de la Concorde in December, but an exact list of sports and events to be held at the new venue has not


Urban sports could take flight at Place de la Concorde

  • Paris 2024

Place de la Concorde in the very heart of Paris could be transformed into an urban sports centre for

climbing, breakdance and skateboard.Questioned on the reports, Paris 2024 told insidethegames that Place

de la Concorde was indeed "part of the envisaged options", while emphasising that no decision regarding

Tuileries Gardens and the Louvre courtyard in one direction, and up the Champs Elysées towards the Arc de

word of the square's possible use is calculated to set TV producers salivating.Known for its obelisk, Place

de la Concorde is where several famous French Revolution figures, including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette


First participants in Paris 2024 Olympics mass-participation marathon seal places at Olympic Day run

  • Paris 2024

The first qualifiers for the Paris 2024 mass-participation marathon have been selected following a 2,024-metre race to mark Olympic Day.

age.The first 24 places, along with their numbered bibs, were awarded following today's race held on the Place

de la Concorde and organised with the support of the French Athletics Federation.The race, Run Paris

6,000 seasoned and occasional runners take part, after which 24 participants were drawn at random for a place

Montpellier, Mulhouse, Rennes, Saint-Etienne, Tours, Villeneuve d’Ascq and Villepinte.Ils étaient + de

et ils sont 24 chanceux à avoir gagné leurs dossards pour le premier Marathon grand public qux Jeux. de


Deputy Mayor claims that Olympic Day will "reaffirm" Paris 2024 is for everyone

  • Paris 2024

Paris's deputy mayor Jean-François Martins has claimed that this month's Olympic Day will "reaffirm" that the 2024 Games will be "for all Parisians".

 Held on June 22 and 23, highlights will include the opening of the Île-de-France Olympic Water

Sports Stadium, a celebration of sport on the Place de la Concorde in and the staging of races that will

symbolising an Olympic ring.Attendees will be able to participate in Olympic sports with golf taking place

on Canal Saint Martin and a basketball competition at La Dalle des Olympiads.Place de la Concorde is

la Concorde in Paris will host a day of sporting activities and demonstrations as part of the city's


Paris 2024 unveils plans for Olympic Day and Festival of Sport

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 has unveiled the programme of events and activities to celebrate this year's Olympic Day and the Festival of Sport, which have now become one, on June 22 and 23.

The high points of the weekend will be the opening of the Île-de-France Olympic Water Sports Stadium,

a spectacular celebration of sport on the Place de la Concorde in Paris and the staging of races that

Participe dimanche 23 juin à l'une des 12 courses de 2024 mètres ?‍♀️?‍♂️ partout en ?? !

 Then, on June 23, La Place de la Concorde, situated right in the heart of Paris, will be transformed

la Sorbonne in Paris – Olympic Day is devoted to sport and Olympism throughout the world.


Macron shows support for Paris 2024 with Olympic Day appearance

  • Paris 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron took to the streets here in Paris to celebrate Olympic Day and reaffirm his support for the city's bid to host the Games in 2024.

to the founding of the international Olympic Movement by Pierre de Coubertin on June 23, 1894.It aims

board on Pont Alexander III, a cycle track in Paris city centre and a climbing wall on the Pavillon de

l'Arsenal are on display among other attractions.The famous Arc de Triomphe was turned into a velodrome

amateur athletes complete their "2,024 kilometres for Paris" challenge, which involves cyclists at the Place

de la Concorde, equestrian riders from Versailles and runners from each of the four corners of the capital


Estanguet says Olympic Day celebrations showcase potential for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 co-chair Tony Estanguet has claimed the city's Olympic Day celebrations offer a glimpse into what the world could expect if they are awarded the Games.

board on Pont Alexander III, a cycle track in Paris city centre and a climbing wall on the Pavillon de

Sports Committee, Denis Masseglia, to inaugurate the two days of activities.A 100 metres race then took place

Vous êtes tous invités à participer à ces 2 jours de fête ?

athletes will gather to take part in "2,024 kilometres for Paris".The event involves cyclists at the Place

de la Concorde, equestrian riders from Versailles and runners from each of the four corners of Paris


Paris 2024 Olympic Day celebrations unaffected by latest terror incident

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 have announced their Olympic Day celebrations will go ahead as planned this weekend despite another terrorist incident on the streets of the French capital yesterday.

car.No-one else was hurt.The Paris 2024 event on Friday (June 23) and Saturday (July 24) will still take place

The Paris 2024 Olympic Day celebrations will go ahead as planned with strong security measures in place

Olympic Day is dedicated to the founding of the international Olympic Movement by Pierre de Coubertin

board on Pont Alexander III, a cycle track in Paris city centre and a climbing wall on the Pavillon de

de la Concorde, equestrian riders from Versailles and runners from each of the four corners of Paris


World ice hockey champions in Paris - Obodiac's account reveals full glory of the 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs

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Canada will take to the ice at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris on Friday (May 5) seeking to become the first nation to win a hat-trick of consecutive International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) men's world titles since the Czech Republic in 2001.

Canadian club side Lethbridge Maple Leafs ©James SinclairTheir extraordinary victory has taken its place

team - coached by Gray and captained by Negrello - arrived in Paris for the Championships that took place

was on the jerseys of the players as they used their club logo.After they had all lined up in order, La

followed a day off when the Leafs blew into town - but first they watched other games at the Palais de

By tube, or what they call the Metro here, we went to the Place de la Concorde.