The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 76 AN INITIATIVE ACCELERATED AS A RESULT OF THE GAMES Sports participation among girls Up to the age of 11, a similar proportion of girls and boys are involved in sport. However, girls become more sedentary once they enter their teenage years, with their participation beginning to drop off around the age of 11 or 12. 69% of girls aged 6 to 11 take part in sport, but this figure decreases to 53% for 12- to 17-year-old girls, only 38% of whom are club members 20 . Paris 2024’s strategy seeks to prioritise supporting sports participation among girls. ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT: THE SPORTY PARISIANS CALL FOR PROPOSALS Inequalities still permeate all aspects of daily life in Paris, a city where women make up 53% of the inhabitants. Sport can be a fantastic tool for empowerment and assertion that promotes diversity in the city. Within the framework of measure 12 of Paris City Council’s “Olympic Transformations” programme – “Women conquering public spaces” – Paris City Council and Paris 2024 have jointly launched the Sporty Parisians call for proposals to support the organisation of regular community sports activities in a bid to encourage women to begin using sports grounds freely accessible to the public and keep up the habit. This initiative will be replicated if the results are convincing. © – Luis Alvarez/Getty Images 20. Attitude Prévention/Irmes study published on 24/06/2019