The uniforms for the volunteers of
the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were officially unveiled on
Saturday.
Paris 2024 held its Volunteer
Convention to kick off a unique behind-the-scenes experience of the world's
biggest sporting event for the 45,000 volunteers who have been selected for the
Games.
The event was held at Paris La
Défense Arena in Nanterre, a competition venue for the Paris 2024 Games. During
the event, volunteers had the opportunity to spend the day getting to know more
about the Games and discovering their uniform.
One team, one uniform
There will be a total of 45,000 volunteers at the Paralympic
and Olympic Games this summer. Over the next few weeks, they will take part in
an online training before collecting their accreditations and uniforms in May and discover their roles and venues they will be working from July onwards.
The Paris 2024 Organising Committee called on the expertise
of French sporting goods retailer, Decathlon, to create the design. It took
over a year to design each piece of this unisex uniform, suitable for all
roles, all weather conditions and all body shapes.
The uniform includes 15 items. The jacket and trousers can
transform into a sleeveless jacket or shorts, allowing the volunteers to work
in different weather conditions.
The T-shirt is a unique
reinterpretation of the French sailor's striped shirt and features the logo of
the Paralympic Games and the Olympic Games on each of the sleeves.
Key figures for Paris 2024 volunteers
45,000 volunteers selected for the Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
A team made up of 50 per cent men and 50 per cent women.
1 in 3 volunteers comes from the grassroots sports movement.
101 French departments represented.
20 per cent international applicants from 150 countries.
More than 5 per cent of the volunteers have a disability.
Almost 50 per cent of Paralympic
Games volunteers will also volunteer at the Olympic Games.