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Paris Marks First Anniversary of 2024 Olympics With Seine Parades and Festival Events

A full-day Seine festival revives Olympic symbols to highlight the Games’ enduring impact as sports officials press back on funding cuts.

Des cyclistes traversent la côte de la butte Montmartre sous les acclamations des supporters lors de la course sur route masculine, le 3 août, lors des Jeux olympiques 2024.
La Vasque olympique reviendra chaque été dans le jardin des Tuileries jusqu’en 2028.
Le beach-volley au pied de la tour Eiffel, lors des JO 2024.
L’Atelier Blam, qui a conçu le cheval mécanique Zeus, star de la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux sur la Seine, a «gagné en notoriété» grâce aux JO, selon son fondateur.

Overview

  • More than 100 kayaks, rowboats, paddleboards and dragon boats descended the Seine from Bercy to Port des Saints-Pères in the morning parade.
  • Ten statues of notable women—such as Gisèle Halimi, Simone Veil and Simone de Beauvoir—were officially inaugurated on rue de la Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement.
  • Hundreds of volunteers reunited for a giant picnic at Place Stalingrad followed by a 50-flagbearer parade from Stade Émile-Anthoine to the Eiffel Tower and a bateau-mouche cruise.
  • The Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries Gardens was reinstalled in June and now lifts nightly, weather permitting, through September 14.
  • At a ceremony in the Grand Palais, officials including Tony Estanguet and Marie Barsacq criticized a proposed 17.6% cut to France’s 2026 youth and sports budget.