A lot of the sporting occasions are in and across the coronary heart of Paris, and the opening ceremony is ready to be a spectacle, going down alongside the Seine, the primary time in Olympic historical past that the occasion shall be held outdoors the primary stadium.
The Stade de France will host the athletics and the closing ceremony. The Parc des Princes, house to Paris St-Germain, will stage soccer matches, and Roland Garros will host tennis and boxing. Browsing will happen in Tahiti, an island in French Polynesia practically 10,000 miles away from Paris.
Some 95% of the venues exist already or are short-term, with the aquatics centre being the one new venue particularly constructed for the Video games.
