After 15 official days of competition, spanning 300 events and over 10,500 athletes, the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics came to a close. The Olympics made headlines this year when it was revealed the athletes would eat a menu predominantly centered around vegetarian- and vegan-friendly meals catered by French company Sodexo Live! at the 3,500-seater Athletes Village.
According to the International Organizing Committee, this fits in with the Paris 2024 strategy that aims to halve the carbon footprint of catering services. The Games’ environmental commitment went further when organizers revealed they would do something new in the event’s 128-year history 鈥� power the event with already-existing local energy infrastructure.
Organizers of the Paris Olympics said they relied solely on renewable electricity powered by six wind farms and two solar farms facilitated through state utility EDF. The shift away from diesel is already having an impact, with French media reporting that organizers of the 2024 Los Angeles Olympics were mulling a similar energy policy.