Paris 2024: One Year on, What Legacy Have the Olympics Left?

Paris 2024: One year on, what legacy have the Olympics left?

Last year's summer of sport shone a light on the French capital's iconic monuments, with many Olympic events taking place in or around Parisian landmarks, to the delight of spectators around the world. But the Olympics came with a pledge: that the event would improve conditions in districts like the Seine-Saint-Denis department, the poorest in mainland France. So has this promise been fulfilled? FRANCE 24's Sonia Baritello and Olivia Salazar-Win…

How France failed to keep its Olympics promises

Society How France failed to keep its Olympics promises The Olympic village under construction in Saint-Denis in 2022. Photograph by Franck Fife/Getty Images Paris pitched the Games as a solution to a long-term housing crisis in Saint-Denis, one of its poorest neighbourhoods. One year later, residents have little hope of these promises ever being kept Adam Bychawski and Capucine Japhet Freelance reporter 24 July 2025 Last summer, the Parisian s…