PARIS 2024 OPEN GAMES PARIS 2024 29 CHAMP-DE-MARS ARENA (GRAND PALAIS EPHÉMÈRE) TWO VENUES ARE ALREADY OPEN, SYMBOLISING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENTS OF PARIS 2024 Built on the Champ de Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, and opened in June 2021, the Grand Palais Ephémère is a temporary building erected by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux This building is a model of sustainable temporary construction: – Grand Palais and Paris 2024. In 2024, the Champ-de-Mars Arena will host the Olympic judo and wrestling events, as well as para judo and wheelchair rugby. Its wooden structure provides a VERY HIGH LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE : the framework of the Grand Palais Ephémère is estimated to have captured 1,956 tonnes of CO2. THE BUILDING CAN BE DISMANTLED AND REUSED after the Games as part of its legacy and sustainability strategy. Rmngp/Wilmotte&Associes/Paris 2024