The International Olympic Committee has chosen the French Alps to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030.
This decision was made by the IOC Members on Wednesday during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris.
Their support was contingent on the submission of the Games Delivery Guarantee within the timescales established by the IOC Executive Board, as this was not achievable prior to the host election due to constitutional considerations in the current political situation in France.
The Games Delivery Guarantee should be received from the Prime Minister at the latest by 1 October 2024 and should be ratified by the French Parliament no later than 1 March 2025.
The French Alps 2030 delegation was led by France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, who expressed France’s entire commitment to these games.
It also included the Presidents of the two areas where the Games would be held, Laurent Wauquiez of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Renaud Muselier of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, as well as David Lappartient and Marie-Amélie Le Fur, Presidents of the French Olympic and Paralympic Committees.
IOC President Thomas Bach said: “President Macron and all stakeholders in French Alps 2030 have today reiterated their full commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030. We have full confidence in France to organise an outstanding edition of the Olympic Winter Games, with the same creativity, imagination and flair we are currently experiencing at Paris 2024.”
President Macron said: “France pushes the limits of excellence every time it organises a sports event. We believe in the future of our mountains, and we need to support their model for the future: innovative, ambitious, mindful of ecological issues, and accessible by everyone.
“I reaffirm to you the full commitment of the French State to organising these Games. Paris 2024 will be a success, and the same will be true for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030.
“You can trust us – we will be there, and we are proud to support this candidature for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030.”
Mr Stoss said: “French Alps 2030 is a very solid project that benefits from strong public and political support, proven ability to deliver high-level sports competitions, excellent venues, and opportunities to capitalise on the knowledge and experience of France hosting Paris 2024.
French Alps 2030 – known as Alpes françaises 2030 across the French-speaking world – aims to unite the north and south French Alps and make them a hub for winter sport, to bring maximum social and economic benefits to their communities.
This will be the first edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to fully integrate the principles of Olympic Agenda 2020 and 2020+5, as well as new requirements on sustainability set by the IOC’s Olympic Host Contract.
