Why Paris was chosen for the 2024 Olympics

Questions and Answers

Because all other candidate cities withdrew their bids

Because it is the largest city in Europe

Because it presented a strong candidacy file to the International Olympic Committee (correct)

Because it is the capital of France

It will increase greenhouse gas emissions from construction

Most of the necessary stadiums, pools, and competition venues already exist (correct)

It will only focus on creating sports centers for adults

It will create new environmental pollution

Organize the Games for only elite athletes

Make the Games only for entertainment purposes

Focus on creating new hotels for tourists

Give the Games a social dimension, engaging unemployed people and creating sports and educational centers (correct)

Paris hosted the Olympics in 1924, exactly 100 years prior Signup and view all the answers

The information is not provided in the text Signup and view all the answers

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from construction and transportation Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Paris was chosen because it presented a strong candidacy file to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Other candidate cities (Hamburg, Rome, Budapest, Boston, and Los Angeles) withdrew their bids, but Paris was not selected by default
Paris has several advantages, including:
- Most of the necessary stadiums, pools, and competition venues already exist, reducing the need for expensive construction projects
- The city wants to organize environmentally friendly Games, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from construction and transportation, in line with the Paris climate agreements
- Paris aims to give the Games a social dimension, engaging unemployed people and creating sports and educational centers for young people in difficulty
- The city has previous experience organizing the Olympics, having hosted the Games in 1924, exactly 100 years prior to the 2024 event, which adds a symbolic value to the bid

Paris presented a strong candidacy file to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Other candidate cities withdrew their bids, but Paris was not selected by default
Paris has already existing stadiums, pools, and competition venues, reducing the need for expensive construction projects
The city aims to organize environmentally friendly Games, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from construction and transportation
Paris' bid is in line with the Paris climate agreements
The city wants to give the Games a social dimension, engaging unemployed people
Paris aims to create sports and educational centers for young people in difficulty
The city has previous experience organizing the Olympics, having hosted the Games in 1924
The 2024 event will take place exactly 100 years after the previous Olympics in Paris, adding symbolic value to the bid