Summer is comming.
Yes, if we assure you.
Because if the month of May was wet, the summer period promises to be hot.
And the City of Paris has decided to bring something new this year to its entertainment program, especially at the unmissable Paris Plages.
The gradual lifting of health measures thus made it possible to launch “THE” long-awaited meeting. “We programmed it last year but we had to give it up. This time around, around the fountains of the Trocadéro we are going to create a platform for events in the continuity of Paris Plages and the banks of the Seine ”, ignites Pierre Rabadan, the sports assistant of Anne Hidalgo (PS ).
And to continue: “There will be 3x3 basketball - we are also finalizing an agreement to host Quai 54
(Editor's note: a basketball competition)
- and skateboarding.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be broadcast on site and activities will be organized by the COJO
(Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games)
and the CNOSF
(French National Olympic and Sports Committee)
for all.
We should also be able to welcome the athletes there when they return from the Games, because once their competitions are over, they cannot stay there.
There will also be the handover of the flag between Tokyo and Paris 2024. "
Pierre Rabadan is a sports assistant for the City of Paris.
Joséphine Brueder / City of Paris
This year, therefore, no wild swimming in the pools at the foot of the Musée de l'Homme and the Chaillot theater facing the Eiffel Tower but sport, more sport but also a little outdoor fashion with a parade scheduled for the end of summer.
However, there is still one unknown, in addition to the weather: the gauge in public.
“Initially, this platform can accommodate 8,000 to 10,000 people.
There we will certainly be below that capacity.
But health measures are changing and since everything is outside we will see what we can do, ”assures the ex-rugby player from Stade Français.
Activities from La Villette to Trocadéro
It will therefore be necessary to manage the influx of aficionados.
"There is a huge desire to regain possession of public space after a difficult year linked to confinement," continues Pierre Rabadan.
Paris Plages, from the Bassin de la Villette with its swimming, its climbing wall on a barge, to the Parc de la Villette with breakdance lessons, on the banks of the Seine to Trocadéro, we offer a whole series of activities.
All this will make it possible to resume a sporting but also cultural activity because for us, it was essential to associate these two sectors which have suffered enormously from the Covid crisis.
"And to conclude:" Yes, the summer will be sporty and active on the banks of the Seine.
It is a return to life.
"
The complete summer program in Paris
Sports lessons: June 13 to October 10, 2021.
From June 13, the City of Paris will offer every Sunday (10 am - noon) and until October 10, free sports lessons (group, supervised by teachers of the CNOSF). The places: banks of the Seine, at the foot of the Pont Neuf: cours de savate; Place de la Bastille: fitness classes and children's workshop; Place de la Nation: pilates class and children's workshop; Georges-Brassens park (15th century): Tai Chi course; Martin-Luther-King park (17th century): fit boxing and children's boxing lessons; Olympiades district (13th century): fitness and motor skills classes for children.
A 2024-meter race for Olympic Day: June 23.
Olympic Day, celebrated every year on June 23, promotes sports practice as well as the values of the Olympics, with a 2,024-meter race in front of the Eiffel Tower.
On foot or by bike.
Paris Sport Vacances: July 5 to August 27.
Whatever your age, free activities will take place all summer long in all neighborhoods (public spaces, sports centers, etc.): more than 150 associations, more than 60 different disciplines.
Paris Plages banks of the Seine: July 10 to August 22.
On the program: tai chi, pétanque, table football, outdoor exhibitions, street art entertainment, DJs and beatboxes.
Paris Plages Bassin de la Villette: July 10 to August 22.
On the program: water sports: canoeing, kayak polo, stand up paddle, pedal boats, pedal boats, small boat (for children) and climbing wall on a barge; table football, pétanque, Tai Chi practice and, for the little ones: trampolines and activities for 3-7 year olds with the Ludo Plages; swimming pools. The swimming pools will also be offered in the sports centers Léo Lagrange (12th century), Louis Lumière (20th century) and at the Carpentier stadium (13th century); Parc de la Villette dance (Breakdance, ballroom dancing, etc.).
Trocadéro: from July 17 to September 13.
A new Paris Plages site entirely dedicated to sport in this emblematic site of the 16th arrondissement.
Several major international sporting events will take place during the summer of 2021, including the Olympic Games (July 24 to August 9) and Paralympics (August 25 to September 6) in Tokyo.
Competitions are scheduled in an ephemeral venue to host: broadcasts of the Tokyo Games, the 3 x 3 European Basketball Championship and an international skateboarding event.