Two years meeting athletes from around the world

A runner in an orange tank top passes along a closed avenue, in front of a crowd gathered behind blue barriers, with the dome of Les Invalides in the background; faces are replaced by yellow drawings.
Date4 November 2026
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For two years, we went to meet athletes from around the world. We wanted to understand their needs and wishes, and to collect anecdotes and slices of life, so we could better grasp the somewhat out-of-the-ordinary daily life they were about to experience.

In a park, two young people in sportswear, one in blue raising a knee, the other in white leaning back; faces are replaced by yellow drawings.

These meetings were part of the projects in which, in recent years, we put our skills to work for temporary infrastructure at major events, including the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

On the forecourt of a Paris church, priests in cassocks and children play basketball; faces are replaced by yellow drawings.

Our contribution is presented in the Paris 2024 Solutions tool, set up by the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Community Life: https://www.paris-2024-solutions.sports.gouv.fr/ (opens in new window)

The photos in this article were retouched with AI to anonymise the people in them (see our AI use statement).

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