The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 60 ENSURING THE GAMES ARE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE At the Games in London in 2012, women took part in all sports on the Olympic programme for the first time. In addition, the principle of gender equality was incorporated right from the recruitment of organising committee staff. And in Rio in 2016, clear measures were implemented to call out any instances of abuse or harassment. For the Tokyo Games, the event programme was modified to ensure equal representation of female and male participants. In all their different iterations, the Games have made it possible to launch and step up gender equality initiatives, acting as a trailblazer for other major sporting events. In 2024, there will be total gender equality among the 10,500 Olympic athletes that qualify – for the first time in the Games’ history. Organising the Games also accelerates collective progress in terms of accessibility and inclusion. The visibility and scale of the Games offers us a shared schedule to set ambitious aims to improve accessibility. For example, London 2012 revealed the impressive ability of major events to change public attitudes towards disabilities. The Paris 2024 Games and their delivery will be a completely inclusive and interactive experience. Inclusion, equality and universal design will be at the core of every project related to the Games and their organisation, right from the planning stage. In preparation for the Games, the organising committee and its stakeholders decided to accelerate their various initiatives and make collective commitments to: • deliver an edition of the Games that can be held up as an inspiring example along with other major sporting events in terms of gender equality; • encourage diversity in sports and professions; • improve the provision of universal accessibility; • improve access to sport for people with disabilities; • contribute to greater inclusion of people with disabilities. Local and regional authorities and organisations in the sporting movement will be able to take part in the Paris 2024 Games by obtaining the “Terre de Jeux 2024” label, which will act as an additional tool to drive progress all over France. Paris City Council adopted its “ Making Paris more inclusive with the Games ” action plan to get ready to host the Paralympic Games and optimise the legacy left behind by the Paris 2024 Games for people with disabilities. The plan focuses on three key areas: • Harnessing the Games to improve accessibility in Paris • Harnessing the Games to advance and develop parasports in Paris • Harnessing the Games to enable people living with disabilities to play a greater role in public life