Paris 2024 venues: Iconic landmarks set to be transformed for Olympic and Paralympic Games

When athletes arrive in Paris for the Summer Games, their focus will be solely on reaching the top of the podium.

Yet, what can easily be forgotten is the historic setting many of our biggest sport stars will perform in.

Thirty-eight venues will host events this July and August.

Two of these venues were only built this year and are expected to leave a legacy for the general public.

Take a look through the sporting venues Paris will have on display.

The venues in Paris are spread across two main zones, both connected by the Seine River.

The zones are split into 'heart of Paris' and the Paris and Grand Paris axis.

To break this down a little further, all events will be accessible by public transport with 80 per cent of competition venues located within a 10km radius of the Olympic and Paralympic Village.

The Village will be located seven kilometres north of Paris' centre and less than two kilometres from the Stade de France.

The opening ceremony will be held along the famous river. It will be the first Games ceremony not held in a stadium.

Paris will rely on a mixture of existing and temporary venues for the Games.

The Esplanade des Invalides, a former military hospital and tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte, is steeped in history.

During the Games it will be part of a dedicated area for archery, athletics, road cycling and the para archery event.

The Esplanade is located opposite the Hôtel des Invalides in the heart of Paris.

Home to one of the most famous tennis tournaments in history, Roland-Garros will be the setting for three events.

It has witnessed historic moments including Serbia's Novak Djokovic facing off against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the 2020 French Open tennis tournament.

This July and August will see today's tennis stars return to the court.

The venue will also host wheelchair tennis and boxing.

The Grand Palais will play host to four Olympic events.

Constructed for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, the venue has undergone many renovations.

In 2010 it hosted the World Fencing Championships.

It has been the venue of choice for the Saut Hermes international show jumping competition since 2009.

In 2019 it hosted a tribute to late German fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.

During the Paris Olympics it will host the fencing, taekwondo, wheelchair fencing and para taekwondo events.

Located in Paris' 12th arrondissement, this ultramodern venue has hosted a mix of concerts, motocross races and even ice hockey matches. It also plays host to the Paris club in France's professional basketball league (as pictured).

During the Paris Olympics it will be home to basketball, artistic gymnastics, trampoline and wheelchair basketball.

The Pierre Mauroy Stadium will also be an Olympic venue for basketball and handball.

The Olympic marathon is a legendary event that will start near the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.

With its square located near the city's famous Seine River, the marathon will take place in the heart of the city.

Athletes competing in the 42.195km run will start their dream for gold outside this venue at the Games and finish at the Esplanade des Invalides.

Australia's Nick Sloman is set to contest Paris 2024 in marathon swimming.

He is set to compete against a strong field in the waters outside Pont Alexandre III.

The monument connects the Seine's two banks in the heart of Paris.

As well as the closest venue to the swim, individual cycling time trials, triathlon and para triathlon will be held nearby.

Cody Simpson could make history if he makes it to Paris.

The pop star turned swimmer is a chance of making the Australian Olympic squad after sweeping the Queensland Championships in Brisbane in December last year.

If he does make the grade, he'll be swimming in the green and gold at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre.

The venue will host the swimming, water polo and para swimming.

Athletes competing in water polo will battle it out in the waters of Paris' Aquatics Centre.

The centre is located opposite the Stade de France stadium and is the only permanent sports facility built for the Games.

As well as water polo, the artistic swimming and diving events will be held here.

Beach volleyball has secured another iconic Olympic location.

Similarly to the Sydney Olympics, which saw crowds flock to Bondi Beach, scores will gather near the Eiffel Tower to watch teams battle it out for gold.

During the 2024 Games, the Champ-de-Mars, the park at the base of the famous landmark, will become a temporary outdoor arena.

As well as hosting the beach volleyball, the venue will host blind football.

Champions of the game have walked the greens of Golf National since the 1990s.

Owned by the French Golf Federation, the stars of the sport will tee off in the hunt for gold during the Games.

Crowds are set to gather here for the triathlon and road cycling.

The Trocadéro faces the Eiffel Tower and is in the heart of Paris.

This site will be a key focus for athletes competing in the para triathlon, marathon, 20km race walk and 10km marathon swim.

For only the second time in Olympic history, sport climbing will feature at the Games.

It was first included in the Olympic program at Tokyo 200.

The Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue will have five climbing walls - an indoor wall for warming up and four outdoor walls.

The Parc Des Princes will be one of the main football venues in Paris.

It was built in 1972 and was France's largest stadium until 1998.

It was overtaken by the creation of the Stade de France.

It remains home to Paris Saint Germain and famously hosted the 1998 Football World Cup and the 2016 Euros Championship.

La Beaujoire Stadium, Lyon Stadium, Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, Bordeaux Stadium, Nice Stadium and Marseille Stadium will also be sites used for the world game during competition.

The Stade De France stadium will be the venue for a mixture of events.

The key being the rugby sevens as well as hosting some athletics.

The stadium will also hold the closing ceremony of the Games.

The Villepinte exhibition centre will be transformed into "the North Paris Arena" for the duration of the Olympics.

Located in the heart of the Seine-Saint-Denis, it gives spectators access to events up close.

The venue will host the boxing, modern pentathlon and sitting volleyball.

Elancourt Hill is the highest point in the Paris region with an altitude of 231 metres.

It will host the mountain bike events of the Games.

Riders will compete on existing mountain paths, with any new routes from the Games left for weekend adventurers.

The Olympic sailing events will be out on the stunning waters of the Mediterranean.

Competitors will battle it out on the waters off Marseille.

Roucas-Blanc Marina will be the setting off point for the competition.

Part of the historic Paris Expo, this convention centre welcomes an astonishing 7.5 million visitors each year.

In terms of size, it has 228,000 sqm of exhibition halls and eight pavilions.

It will host events including table tennis, boccia, para table tennis, goalball, volleyball, handball and weightlifting.



The historic Palace of Versailles is a monument millions of tourists travel to Paris to visit each year.

During the Games it is being used as a temporary venue for the equestrian, modern pentathlon and para equestrian events.