Jean-Michel Aulas, the essential boss of Olympique Lyonnais, could not miss such an opportunity.
While, as revealed by "Le Parisien" on March 10, 2022, the exchanges between the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (Cojo) and the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) were increasingly tense, the parties found a OK.
The site of hall 6 of the Parc des Expositions at Porte de Versailles, which was to host the preliminary phase of the Olympic tournament, is officially abandoned.
OL Groupe offers the LDLC Arena for the #Paris2024 Olympic Games
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It now remains to find a new reception floor for the basketball players.
And there, Jean-Michel Aulas, linked with Tony Parker, the president of the Asvel basketball club, decided to propose the candidacy of his future 12,000-seat room where Asvel should evolve in less than two years. .
"After learning of the decision of Paris 2024 and FIBA not to select the Arena Paris Sud 6 to host the preliminary basketball phases of the Summer Olympics, OL Groupe is proposing the candidacy of the LDLC Arena site in the metropolis of Lyon, ”wrote the Lyon club in a press release.
"Major crossroads of southern Europe"
“Ideally located on the OL Vallée Olympic site, whose Groupama Stadium will already host part of the football tournaments, the LDLC Arena offers a perfect setting for the preliminary phase of both men's and women's basketball competitions.
The 12,000-seat multipurpose hall in basketball configuration will open its doors at the end of 2023 and will benefit from all the latest generation innovations to host a competition in the best conditions for both athletes and the public.
In the heart of the metropolis of Lyon, a major crossroads in southern Europe, the LDLC Arena also benefits from direct accessibility from Paris thanks to the TGV network.
OL Groupe is now convinced that the LDLC Arena could find its place in the next Summer Olympic Games and contribute to the influence of an entire territory during this major event for our country.
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It now remains to be seen what the Cojo de Paris 2024 will decide on this proposal.
