Sport can change everything.
Since the bidding phase, we have embarked on the Paris 2024 adventure with this conviction, which will continue to guide us until the Games and beyond.
Sports can improve our health, help revitalize our territories and strengthen social ties. When practiced in the middle of nature, it helps us open our eyes to the Living World to which we belong.
Tony Estanguet, President of PARIS 2024
“We can contribute, with the games, to change the habits and the mindset, so let’s do it !” – Tony Estanguet
Georgina Grenon (Director of Sustainability at Paris 2024), Viviane Fraisse (Head of Sustainability at French Tennis Federation Roland-Garros) et Pierre Rabadan (Deputy Mayor of Paris).
“Sustainability is part of the DNA of Paris 2024. The Games are the biggest event in the world facing Humanity biggest challenges” – Georgina Grenon
With Sarah Hanffou (table tennis player and President of the association Ping sans frontières), Alice Modolo (Freediving champion and ambassador of Planète Urgence) and Arnaud Assoumani (Paralympic champion and five-time medalist in long jump and triple jump).
“Our role as athletes is to push the organizations, the institutions, the brands and to show exemplarity and inspire” – Arnaud Assoumani
Moderator : Fabien Paget, CEO & Co-founder 17 Sport
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Matthieu Witvoet is one of the project leaders supported by the Impact 2024 endowment fund. Eco-adventurer, Matthieu is convinced that sport is also an excellent lever to raise awareness of the ecological crisis. Through his sporting challenges, he alerts people to specific environmental issues and encourages them to take action. How did your commitment as […]
Previously in charge of sport and spokesperson for WWF France, Mael Besson also worked at the Ministry of Sports for the Sport and Sustainable Development mission, where he piloted the creation of the Charter of 15 eco-responsible commitments. The daily practice of sport, major sporting events, and the economic model of sport are all actions […]
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Athletes for Change At every sporting event, they are thrust into the spotlight. Beyond their sporting performances, all their actions are admired, scrutinized, and analyzed by the public : athletes have become role models. More and more of these sports warriors are using this notoriety to defend causes that are close to their hearts: the […]
Arnaud Assoumani is a high-level athlete specialized in long jump and triple jump. He has won 5 Paralympic medals, including a gold medal in long jump in Beijing (China), and has a large international record. TODAY, HE IS AWARE OF THE ROLE OF ATHLETES IN SETTING AN EXAMPLE, AND WISHES TO SHARE HIS VISION OF […]
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