The switch between the traditional Olympic and Paralympic Games model and the new Paris 2024 model: A research perspective

Abstract

Rising local costs, environmental damage, negative responses from local populations, and the abandonment of candidacies have made the Olympic and Paralympic Games model no longer sustainable for mega-events. The Olympic games that are to be held in Paris in 2024 must involve rebuilding a better Olympic and Paralympic Games (OPG) model with high global and local value and low direct local costs. Like London, Paris is a city shaped by heritage and will use this sporting and cultural heritage as a central element for the OPG model to become sustainable. This case study attempts to capture the shift between the circular heritage model (use of existing heritage) proposed by Paris and the traditional model illustrated by London 2012 by presenting the SWOT matrices of the two models.