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2023 was the last of several years of preparation for the Games for Paris 2024, with many athletes on an Olympic Scholarship and teams benefitting from a Team Support Grant chasing Olympic qualification.

As for the next Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026, 2023 was the year of the launch of the Olympic Scholarship and Team Support Grant programmes. As for all the edition of the Olympic Games, Olympic Solidarity and NOC Services play a key role behind the scenes in the preparation of both athletes and NOCs.

Olympic Games Paris 2024

Olympic Scholarships for Athletes

In the last year of preparations before the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the number of athletes supported by an individual Olympic Scholarship grew from 1,146 to 1,260. These athletes represent 154 NOCs, while an additionaladditional36 NOCs with large delegations (50+ athletes at Tokyo 2020 Games) are benefitting from a tailor-made option.

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Team Support Grants

On the road to Paris 2024, 206 Olympic summer sports teams – 112 women’s and 94 men’s teams - from 135 NOCs benefitted from the OS Team Support Grant programme in 2023.

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Athletes Games Services

In the final year of preparations for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Athletes Games Services pursued its close cooperation with the OCOG to ensure that operational plans meet the requirements of NOCs and their athletes. Moreover, the NOC Relations Department, in close collaboration with Olympic Solidarity, Paris 2024 and the Continental Associations, conducted Games Preparation Forums for the NOCs across the world. These forums provided NOCs with better insight into IOC and Paris 2024 services and policies, offering more detailed explanations and greater opportunities for back-and-forth interactions.

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Milano Cortina 2026

Olympic Scholarships for Athletes

2023 was the year of the launch of the scholarships for the next Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026. In this first year of this programme, Olympic Solidarity awarded 197 individual scholarships to athletes from 39 NOCs. A further six NOCs, those with the largest delegations at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, are receiving a tailor-made option.

Team Support Grants

Just like for Paris 2024, Olympic Solidarity is also offering support to teams on the road to Milano Cortina 2026. In 2023, it supported 11 women’s teams, 4 men’s teams and 2 mixed teams, totalling 17 teams.