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Discover the new features and history of this legendary Olympic venue and schedule of events

From Paris 1924 to Paris 2024, a century of sporting events

Over the course of a century, Yves-du-Manoir Stadium has hosted more than 200 sporting events, including the 1938 football World Cup final and numerous finals of the French rugby union championship.

Originally built as a racecourse in 1883, the Yves-du-Manoir actually made a name for itself during the 1924 Olympic Games, which established the venue as a monument to world sports.

The stadium was the center of attention as the venue for the VIII Olympiad Opening Ceremony; it was also the venue for Olympic athletic events, including rugby and

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New Zealand adds two Paris 2024 Olympic spots at Oceania qualifier

New Zealand has become the 29th country to book at least one archery quota place at the 2024 Olympic Games, following Ben McLean and Nuala Edmundson’s wins at Oceania’s continental qualifying tournament last weekend in Auckland.

Archers from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga also competed, with Australia having already booked two individual spots by winning the mixed team event at the Pacific Games.

“I’m proud and honored to have made it through to the final. I feel really humbled to have won,” said 19-year-old Edmundson after beating compatriot Julia Harrison, 10-7 in a tiebreaker. “I have big goals and I’m going

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