WHAT A GAME CHANGER
As the Paris 2024 Paralympics get under way, now feels like an appropriate moment to reflect on the immense amount of work that @Populous undertook for what has been a historic Games of firsts.
The first Games in modern Olympic history to host an opening ceremony outside of a stadium. The first Olympics to achieve full gender parity in the number of male and female athletes. And the first Games to anticipate and monitor carbon emissions, implementing comprehensive measures to
reduce them.
These reduction strategies began with the 2016 submission of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Candidature Bid, which envisioned an Olympic Park spanning
the entire city, making use of temporary and existing venues for 95 percent of the total venues, drastically reducing the need to construct new facilities.
Over the eight years following the bid and leading up to the Games, our specialist Events group and our team in Paris worked closely with the Paris Organising Committee’s V&I and EDE Teams,
overseeing the design of several iconic venues within the Île-de-France region and all seven football venues
for the Games.
We at Populous are excited to see the impact of these strategies and proud to have contributed to a more inclusive and sustainable future for the Olympics and large-scale sporting events.
Well done COjO Paris 2024 for this fine Games. It has been a pleasure being on your side.
