Paris 2024: In the shadow of Tokyo but already hit by coronavirus

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The Paris 2024 Olympics will be forced to make some cuts as organizers review their current projects.

The Paris Olympics might be scheduled for 2024, but they are already feeling the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that has seen this year's Tokyo Games postponed by a year to 2021.

Paris' first Olympics since 1924 are set to have a budget of 6.8 billion euros with Estanguet's local body covering 3.8 billion euros of the cost of which some 1.1 billion euros is to come from sponsors. A prime example is the Aquatic Centre, which will be constructed just opposite the Stade de France, the existing main stadium for the Games north of Paris. The cost of the swimming venue had risen sharply from 113 million euros to 174.7 million euros by the end of April.

 

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