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The Olympic Games – Games of a New Era

Olympic Agenda has revolutionised how the Olympic Games are awarded, organised and presented to a global audience that is bigger than ever.

  • The IOC has reshaped the candidature process from a competitive tender for a franchise, with stringent conditions, to a consultative dialogue with prospective hosts, which has led to allocations of the Olympic Games without any allegations of favouritism or corruption.

  • The average cost of applying to host the summer or winter editions of the Olympic Games has been reduced by 80 per cent.

  • There are no losers, as potential hosts can remain in dialogue for future Games.

  • The IOC has revolutionised the organisation of the Olympic Games to make them even more sustainable.

  • While in the old procedure the IOC asked the cities to adapt to the Olympic Games, the IOC now adapts to the long-term development needs of the host.

  • As a result, Olympic hosts are now using a majority of existing or temporary venues.

  • These two revolutions have resulted in renewed interest in organising the Olympic Games, with hosts appointed until 2034, and Interested Parties for 2036 and beyond in double-digit figures.

  • With the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Olympic Agenda came to life. These were Olympic Games as imagined by the Olympic Agenda.

  • Paris 2024 were more youthful, more urban, more inclusive and more sustainable Olympic Games.

  • Sports with growing youth appeal featured on the programme of Paris 2024, including breaking, BMX freestyle, sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding.

  • Paris 2024 brought sport into the heart of the city, with Parisian monuments serving as magnificent backdrops to competitions.

  • The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony was held on the River Seine, a first in Olympic history.

  • Some 9.5 million of 10 million tickets were sold for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

  • Around 8.5 million fans lined the roads for the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays.

  • Nearly 7.9 million fans celebrated the Games at sites across France, and 280,000 fans cheered on Olympians at the Champions Park.

  • Some 2.6 million people lined the streets to watch the road cycling and triathlon events in Paris.

  • Paris 2024 was the first Olympic Games with full gender parity on the field of play, with the IOC distributing the quota places equally to women and men: 50/50.

  • Paris 2024 achieved an unprecedented 54.6 per cent reduction in its carbon footprint compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016, becoming the first Olympic Games aligned with the Paris Agreement on climate change.

  • Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 used 100 per cent renewable energy for the Games, as will Milano Cortina 2026.

  • At Paris 2024, more than 35,000 runners took part in the “Marathon Pour Tous”, allowing them to enjoy the unique experience of running on the same day and the same course as the Olympic marathon runners.

  • Paris 2024 helped implement 30 minutes of daily exercise across 36,800 primary schools in France.

  • Some 181,100 people were employed in Games-related jobs, with 90 per cent of suppliers from France, including 78 per cent small- and medium-sized enterprises.

  • The Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad was an unprecedented success, with 2,596 projects officially certified between 2021 and 2024 in 5,048 locations all over France, representing 111,066 activities, 70 per cent of which were accessible free of charge.

  • Paris 2024 became the most followed Olympic Games in history, with a record 84 per cent of the potential global audience following according to independent research. This equates to around five billion people, and means that more than half of the world’s population followed the Games.

What they have said

“These have been the first gender-equal Games. (…) Together, we’ve created the most sustainable Games ever.” – French President Emmanuel Macron

“It’s an incredible honour to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together.” – LeBron James (USA), three-time Olympic champion and one-time Olympic bronze medallist, basketball

“I think the Olympic spirit is best captured in moments of unity where everyone is aspiring together, where that ambition comes together in mutual self-betterment and mutual uplifting. That really is the spirit of sport in its most distilled and beautiful form. And that's what I celebrate most about the Olympics.” – Eileen Gu (China), two-time Olympic champion, one-time Olympic silver medallist, freestyle skiing

Olympic Agenda reforms highlights

Olympic Agenda Highlights

IOC Members meeting at the 144th Session in Greece celebrated the achievements of Olympic Agenda. In a series of presentations, the highlights of the Olympic Agenda reforms and their impacts on the IOC and the wider Olympic Movement were outlined. They included a 30-minute film showcasing the achievements of the reforms with powerful testimonials from individuals, personalities and organisations, all of whom have been positively impacted.