— Published January 22, 2025

The good accounts of the France Paralympic Club

Paris 2024

Popular rejoicing, but also financial income. The France Paralympic Club attracted 230.000 visitors over eleven days during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The opportunity for the public to celebrate athletes, to follow the competitions, broadcast on a giant screen, and to take part in initiations. Musical entertainment, including a concert by Amadou and Mariam, also punctuated the period. The French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF) is pleased to have “perfectly respected the initial forecasts, without any excess charges” compared to his budget of 6 million euros. "The combined income and the CPSF's equity contribution made it possible to achieve this budget balance », he said in a statement. Commercial operations represent 43% of this revenue, and public subsidies 15%. “Club France was free, tickets were more accessible. People who couldn't be there during the Olympics thought they had missed something., stressed Nathalie Péchalat, deputy president of Club France, in the daily newspaper Ouest-France. It was experienced as a success. There was no outdoor space for budgetary reasons, but on everything else, there was a crazy atmosphere, and even more emotions."