The ambition of the organizing committee of the Paris 2024 Olympics is not only to achieve
"the most spectacular, sustainable, inclusive and open Games in history"
, according to the expression of Tony Estanguet, its president.
But also to develop the culture of sport in France, and in particular in companies.
In January, Paris 2024 launched a system for practicing sport on its worksites to prevent accidents at work, most of which occur during the first hour of the day.
Some 2,000 workers, in groups of 16, have since had a sports session every morning.
The effect?
A more serene work climate, because people know each other better and share a moment of relaxation together.
The multiple benefits of sport in the workplace were listed in a recent study carried out by the Medef: reduction in pain and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of employees, reduction in absenteeism and health expenditure, reduction in turnover, increase productivity...
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Many athletes, such as Romain Riboud (alpine skier) or Florian Merrien (table tennis player), are often associated with these sports sessions.
This Thursday, Gwladys Épangue, multi-medallist taekwondo player, will come to do the warm-up session on the Olympic Village construction site on the occasion of International Olympic Day.
Eventually, sports on construction sites will be rolled out to all Paris 2024 sites.
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