PARIS 2024’S ADDITIONAL SPORTS SPORT CLIMBING was included in the Olympic programme for the first time at the Tokyo Games, with a single event combining three disciplines, i.e., speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing. At Paris 2024, at the Bourget venue in Seine-Saint- Denis, the programme will be expanded to include two separate events — speed climbing and a separate lead and boulder event — that will not only be spectacular but will complement each other perfectly. SKATEBOARDING will take a new leap forward after the Tokyo Games, with street and park events to be held at the extraordinary urban park at Place de la Concorde. SURFING , a truly breath-taking sport with strong links to the natural world, will provide an additional opportunity to promote the French natural heritage and open up the Olympic experience to new territories — this time in Tahiti. In the shortboard event, athletes will surf on one of the world’s most beautiful waves, Teahupo’o. Johanne Defay 2017 surfing vice world champion "Teahupo’o is a world-class surf spot, with the most spectacular wave of the planet; the most demanding as well. We athletes could not have dreamed of a better outcome. I have no doubt that the competition will be as intense as it will be breathtaking. Paris 2024 will highlight the environmental and cultural uniqueness of Tahiti, a place surf calls home. All these factors point to a magnificent showcase that will promote our sport and develop its practice in France ." © S e a n M . H a ff e y / G e t t y I m a g e s Simon Bruty for OIS/IOC © Matthew Stockman / Getty Images 2014 - Comité International Olympique (CIO) - JONES, Ian PARIS 2024 OPEN GAMES PARIS 2024 15
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