The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 26 GAMES THAT BOOST REGIONAL GROWTH AND APPEAL AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE HARNESSING THE GAMES TO ACCELERATE URBAN AND ECONOMIC APPEAL AND FAST-TRACK INCREASING THE RANGE OF SPORTS ON OFFER AS PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REDUCTION APPROACH Forming a key part of the IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020, environmental impact reduction is at the heart of the concept for the Paris 2024 Games. A limited number of facilities will be built specifically for the Games – most of the infrastructure will consist of renovated facilities or new facilities in the pipeline for a long time. Holding the Games provides an opportunity to fast-track these projects, which will continue t o benefit the regions after the Games by boosting development and improving the quality of life for local people. Paris 2024 opted to place Seine-Saint-Denis – just north of Paris – and the north-east districts of the capital – the 18th, 19th and 20th arrondissements – at the heart of the Games to guide the areas’ transformation, showcase their energy, diversity and talents, and serve local residents. With two villages, multiple competition venues and training centres, one site for celebration and major redevelopment, Seine Saint Denis and north-east Paris will be central to the Paris 2024 Games (see map of venues). Seine-Saint-Denis 6 and north-east Paris have exceptional strengths – such as their young people, economic vitality and diversity – but also many urban, social and economic divides. The Games, the headquarters of the organising committee, the Olympic and Paralympic events, as well as a host of pre- and post-Games initiatives will provide a unique opportunity to showcase everything these areas have to offer and improve their image and appeal over the long term. In terms of sport, the construction of the Olympic Aquatics Centre, the renovation of around 20 pools in Seine Saint Denis, as well as the renovation of the Georges Vallerey swimming pool built for the 1924 Olympic Games (which complements the host city’s “Swim in Paris” plan) meet a specific need of local residents in two areas with a serious lack of sports infrastructure, particularly aquatics facilities: • There is a lack of sports facilities in Seine-Saint- Denis and Paris, particularly swimming pools. • In the Seine-Saint-Denis area, there are only 35 swimming facilities including 61 swimming pools for a population of 1.6 million, i.e. 0.53 swimming pools per 100,000 people compared with the national average of 0.94, while Paris has just 0.36 swimming pools per 100,000 people. • One in two children aged 11 in Seine-Saint- Denis cannot swim, while in Paris the rate of those who know how to swim ranges from 58% to 93% depending on the arrondissement. • Only two pools have been built in Seine-Saint- Denis in the past 10 years. The Games, particularly through the role of Solideo outlined below, can accelerate the development of host regions and contribute to increasing the range of sports on offer, for instance by renovating or building sports facilities. 6. A department north-east of Paris. For more information, see the maps of the venues below.