Ready, set, go !
On the surface of the largest underground station in the world, an athletics track colors the ground starting from Porte Lescot (I), under the canopy of the Forum des Halles.
Eight pink and blue corridors of 100 m, not straight, to try out the discipline and try to beat your record.
“An exceptional marker which marks the start of a great season of festivities,” rejoices Hugo Rey, director of the Westfield shopping center.
A year and a half after the opening of the first official store of Paris 2024, the site located in the heart of Paris - which records nearly 60 million visitors per year - offers this ephemeral equipment, on the sidelines of the Olympic Games and Paralympics.
“Our shopping centers - 8 in France including 6 in Île-de-France - are playgrounds.
Through these activities we want to promote the practice of sport, create living spaces and offer experiences to our customers and visitors,” adds Anne-Sophie Sancerre, general director of customer strategy and commerce for the group.
Basketball tournament, breaking…
A first event is being organized there this Saturday March 2 by the association Le sport a un grand coeur, which acts in favor of people in precarious situations.
From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., you are invited to time yourself over 100 m.
“For each arrival, one euro will be donated (
Editor's note,
by the shopping center) to the association,” indicates its president, Benoît Eycken.
We're going to wet the swimsuit together!
» Other events will be organized in the coming weeks under the canopy, such as a basketball tournament or even breaking…
Launch of the athletics track under the canopy of Les Halles, one of the gateways to Paris which is preparing to host the Games!
D-151, we're ready!
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“The success of the Games relies on the involvement of the host city and partners.
The Games in the city have been our signature from the start,” underlines Tony Estanguet, president of the Olympic committee present at the inauguration this Monday.
“Let’s open the Games wide, that fits well with the slogan,” adds Pierre Rabadan, deputy (PS) to the mayor of Paris in charge of the Olympics.
The City is gradually being decorated in the colors of the Games, around sixty facilities will be decorated by May.
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At the same time, the Parisian shopping center is giving away tickets for the Olympics, and in particular for the opening and closing ceremonies.
The holder of the best time this Saturday will leave with 500 euros.
“There will be other prizes to be won,” said the Westfield teams.
All you have to do is put on your sneakers!