Hosting the Olympic Games twice is a privilege granted to few venues. Yves-du-Manoir Stadium is one of those lucky venues. Designed by architect Louis Faure-Dujarric, the stadium was the main arena for the eighth Olympiad in 1924, when it played host to the Opening Ceremony and athletics events of the Games. A unique venue in France, it is the only one in the country that will host events from two separate Olympic Games when it stages the hockey competitions at Paris 2024.
Up until 1972 when the Parc des Princes was inaugurated, the Yves-du-Manoir multi-sports venue, named after a French rugby player, was the main stadium in the Paris region. Located in Colombes, northwest of Paris, it has hosted around 250 national and international competitions over the past century, including athletics, rugby, football and even boxing, including the World Championship in 1972 which was held in front of 40,000 spectators.
Yves-du-Manoir Stadium has been renovated several times, and the Hauts-de-Seine department, which owns this facility, will be launching a modernisation programme to benefit its communities, associations, schools and universities.
Legacy
Following the Paris 2024 Games, one of the new buildings at Yves du Manoir Stadium will be home to the French Hockey Federation, the Ile-de-France League and the Departmental Hockey Committee, which will be followed by a resident club. Two synthetic hockey pitches—one for competitions, with a 1,000-seat stand, and one for training—will be set aside for the Federation’s national training centre.
A second building will be devoted to football and rugby, while four football pitches, three rugby pitches and a new athletics track will be created in the existing activities area.
