Just a few days ago, on March 23, volunteers for the Paris Olympic Games discovered what will be their work uniform this summer.
During a show at Paris La Défense Arena, Tony Estanguet, athlete and president of the organizing committee, began his speech with this sentence: “We cannot do the Games without you”.
The volunteers, like the athletes, will have their own official outfit.
Fifteen pieces will therefore be distributed to each of them, designed and provided by Decathlon: four sports jerseys, two pants, a pair of shoes, four pairs of socks, a jacket, a bag, a fanny pack and a bucket hat.
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Among the pieces of the uniform, one of them was particularly designed to represent France as the organizing country: the striped top.
Practical conditions require, it will not be in organic cashmere, nor signed by Jean Paul Gaultier, but turquoise and in recycled polyester.
Decathlon paid attention to the eco-design of the collection, more than half of which is made in France, notably these sailor tops.
Given the quantities and production times, certain pieces were made in Vietnam.
Volunteers for the Paris Olympic Games will wear a sailor top, a typical piece of the French wardrobe.
Decathlon and Paris 2024
The French equipment manufacturer worked on the design of the looks for almost a year and a half, wishing to find a balance between functionality, comfort and aesthetics.
So the pants can turn into shorts if the sun comes out, and the raincoat will protect the volunteers from a possible downpour.
The color code?
Navy blue, turquoise, pink and a little yellow.
The idea obviously being that the volunteers are recognizable in the middle of a crowd of visitors.
Some figures on volunteers
The group of volunteers would demonstrate gender parity and focus on inclusiveness.
Decathlon and Paris 2024
There were 300,000 to send their applications for the Olympic Games in the French capital, there will ultimately be 45,000 on site.
The Paris 2024 volunteers will also be the face of France, from July 26 to August 11.
This is why the organization wanted to select them carefully and fairly.
Thus the volunteers will be made up of 50% women and 50% men, and the 101 French departments will be represented.
Around a third of them come from a sporting environment, and 5% of volunteers have a disability.
Fair play!