The Games accelerated the completion of projects already planned, such as the renovation of sports equipment. “The Games are a wonderful event but they have an enormous cost for the communities,” summarizes Fatoumata Sow, the first deputy mayor of Colombes.
The municipal swimming pool will serve as a training center for artistic swimming, while the Yves-du-Manoir departmental stadium will host field hockey events. The city of nearly 89,000 inhabitants had to quickly adapt to Olympic time to receive hundreds of athletes and spectators.