• France's BMX team put on a show at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    France's BMX team put on a show at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • Members of the public take part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    Members of the public take part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • Members of the public take part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    Members of the public take part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • A member of the public takes part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    A member of the public takes part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • A member of the public takes part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    A member of the public takes part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • A member of the public takes part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    A member of the public takes part in sporting events at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • France's BMX team put on a show at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
    France's BMX team put on a show at Place de la Concorde, which has been turned into a giant Olympic park ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. Reuters
  • A man jumps as he takes part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. A total of thirty Olympic and paralympic sports will be presented on Place de la Concorde in Paris. APF
    A man jumps as he takes part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. A total of thirty Olympic and paralympic sports will be presented on Place de la Concorde in Paris. APF
  • BMX riders perform in front of the Luxor Obelisk in Paris as he takes part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day". AFP
    BMX riders perform in front of the Luxor Obelisk in Paris as he takes part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day". AFP
  • People run as they take part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. AFP
    People run as they take part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. AFP
  • This picture taken shows people running in front of a sign reading "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") as they take part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. AFP
    This picture taken shows people running in front of a sign reading "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") as they take part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. AFP
  • People run as they take part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris, on June 23, 2019. A total of thirty Olympic and paralympic sports will be presented on Place de la Concorde in Paris. AFP
    People run as they take part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris, on June 23, 2019. A total of thirty Olympic and paralympic sports will be presented on Place de la Concorde in Paris. AFP
  • A woman jumps as she takes part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. A total of thirty Olympic and paralympic sports will be presented on Place de la Concorde in Paris. AFP
    A woman jumps as she takes part in the "Journee Olympique" ("Olympic day") in Paris. A total of thirty Olympic and paralympic sports will be presented on Place de la Concorde in Paris. AFP

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Paris celebrates World Olympic Day - in pictures

The French capital will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

June 23, 2019

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Some of Paris' most iconic landmarks were transformed as the French capital marked World Olympic Day on Sunday.

June 23 commemorates the birth in 1894 of the International Olympic Committee.

For a gallery of some of the best pictures to mark the occasion, swipe through the gallery above.

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