![]() ![]() ![]() The two events took place within less than an hour of each other. In the 1924 edition of the Games in Paris, Paavo Nurmi (FIN) set Olympic Records in athletics in the 1500m - with a time of 3:53.6 - and in the 5000m, with a time of 14:31.2. Records in 1924 and some that could be broken in 2024 In 2024, more than 200 NOCs will take part, in addition to the Refugee Olympic Team. Latvia and Poland also made their debuts at the Summer Games, but months before had sent athletes to the Winter Games in Chamonix. Ecuador, Ireland, Lithuania, Philippines and Uruguay sent delegations for the first time. There were 44 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) represented at Paris 1924. The Olympic Village for the next Games is located five minutes from the Saint-Denis stadium, seven kilometres from the centre of the French capital. The village was located in Colombes, near the Yves-du-Manoir stadium, northwest of central Paris.Īt Paris 2024, 10,500 competitors are expected to compete, with women and men in equal numbers. Paris 1924 featured 3,089 athletes (135 women and 2,954 men), many of whom were accommodated in the first Olympic Village. Number of athletes and the Olympic Village It was also the last time we saw rugby in the 15-player variant, with the sport only returning at Rio 2016 in the seven-athlete variant (rugby sevens).Īt Paris 2024 breaking will make its debut at the Games. Paris 1924 was the last time tennis featured on the Olympic programme until it returned at Seoul 1988. The Games were also the first to feature demonstration sports: Basque pelota, savate (French boxing), canoe and canne de combat - a French martial art similar to fencing in which competitors use a stick (canne). Paris 2024 will run from 26 July to 11 August with nearly double the number of sports: 32 in total - and 329 medal events.įoil, the first female fencing event on the Olympic programme, was introduced in 1924. The Paris 1924 Games took place over just under three months, between 4 May and 27 July with 17 sports and 126 medal events. (Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Sports in each edition The stadium is also known as the Stade olympique de Colombes. High angle view of the opening ceremony at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, the Olympic stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the Colombes suburb of Paris, France, July 1924. So what’s new? What remains from 1924? And what differences can we see between now and then? With 500 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024, brings you facts and figures that compare the upcoming Games with those that took place in 1924. ![]() But these editions of the Olympics are proof of the undeniable importance the French capital has in the world of sports. Much has changed through the 20th and early 21st centuries from Paris 1924 to Paris 2024. Nowadays, the facilities at the Games are tailor-made to allow athletes to maximise their performance while providing the best possible experience to the fans. In the space of 100 years, some sports have ceased to be part of the Olympic program, while others have been incorporated into the Games. Technology has advanced, records have been broken and new champions have been crowned. Since then, the world has changed dramatcially. The first was in 1900 and the last was almost a century ago in 1924. ![]() The year 2024 will mark the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympic Games. ![]()
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