Olympics. Normandy “rear base” in Paris 2024: which delegations will be in Caen?

In the amphitheater of the Normandy Sports Center (formerly CREPS) in Houlgate, around a hundred people, league presidents, local authority representatives and clubs learned about the progress made in welcoming international sports delegations to Norman, on Thursday 28 March 2024.

Normandy, the first welcoming country

The Normandy region positioned itself in 2017 to become a “rear base” for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and selected 83 sports facilities to host national selections, of which 62 were labeled “Games preparation centre”.

Around twenty international sports delegations have already chosen Normandy as the preparation site for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. However, as Hervé Morin recalled in his speech, “discussions are underway to attract other delegations that are still looking for their training site and it must be remembered that certain qualifying tournaments for the Games have not yet taken place”. The president of the Normandy region did the accounting.

Currently there are 22 delegations of 13 different nationalities, including four French teams and 20 disciplines spread across Normandy. Ultimately we should have around thirty teams coming to train in Normandy.

Five delegations have confirmed their presence in Caen. Canadian swimmers were the first to do so. They will take advantage of the Eugène Maës Nautical Stadium (from July 13 to 22). There will also be the rowing and canoeing teams of the Refugee Delegation (from 15 to 18 July).

Aristide Olivier, deputy mayor in charge of sports in the city of Caen, also announced the presence of athletes from the Dominican Republic, at the Hélitas stadium, and Chinese volleyball players, who will use the facilities of the Palais des Sports.

Bernard GUYONNET

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