Paris Olympic Games 2024

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Slovenia

Andreja LESKI
Gold: Judo Women -63 kg

 

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Serbia

Gold: Shooting 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

 

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Olympics blunder as Paris rocked by 'empty stadiums and apartments' as games fall flat​

Paris has so far failed to attract record visitors for the Olympics, with a concerning number of rentals remaining empty.​

By MARIA ORTEGA, EMILY WRIGHT
21:44, Mon, Jul 29, 2024 | UPDATED: 21:57, Mon, Jul 29, 2024
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Paris has so far failed to attract visitors to apartments and stadiums for the Olympics (Image: Getty)
Behind the sounds of the roaring crowds of spectators at the Paris 2024 Olympics are empty Airbnb rentals and half full stadiums. Prior to the games, some Parisian owners saw it as a golden opportunity to score jackpots, but now it seems to be turning into a fiasco.

Only 12 percent of flat rentals on platforms such as Airbnb are booked over the entire period of the Olympic Games. That's according to an article from Le Parisien based on data provided by AirDNA, which specialises in statistical analysis of short-term rentals.

Meanwhile, almost 20 percent have not recorded any bookings at all.

Last May, the source indicated to BFM Business that the prices of these rentals were consistently decreasing as the event approached, a sign of an already significant imbalance between supply and demand.
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During France's defeat against Canada, only 25,000 seats of the 42,000 avaliable were taken (Image: Getty)
However, with the opening of the Games, the flop seems to be confirmed. Of the 87,000 listings online for this Olympic Games period in Île-de-France, 43,500 - half of them - had an open calendar throughout the competition, claims Le Parisien.

"Only one in ten listings (12%, 5,220 listings) is fully booked during the Olympic Games. Conversely, nearly one in five (19%) has not recorded any reservations!" highlights the article, citing figures as of July 22.

The number of short-term rentals experienced an explosion in the lead up to the games - increasing from 55,000 last summer to over 120,000 listings for the Olympic Games period.

Astonishingly, according to Optirental - a firm specialising in tourism and still during this Olympic period - the median price of a Parisian apartment rental went from 724 euros (£609) to 248 euros (£208) per night between January 19 and July 19.

As of July 22, the firm estimated the number of rentals still available between 47 percent and 60 percent.

This is not, however, the only crisis Paris is facing during the Games. ‌Sébastien Jibrayel, local councillor for sports in Marseille has proposed selling tickets at lower prices to combat the empty stands.

 

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Top 5 for now

 

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https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024

End of Day 5 tally (July 31st)

 

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China 3
France 3
Japan 1
Australia 1
UK 2
Korea 1
Usa 1
Sweden 1
Netherlands 1
Georgia 1
Croatia 1
Guatemala 1
Argentina 1

 

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China

PAN Zhanle
Gold: Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle


China

DENG Yawen
Gold: Cycling BMX Freestyle Women's Park

China

Gold: Diving Women's Synchronised 10m Platform

 

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France

MARCHAND Leon #2
Gold: Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke

France

MARCHAND Leon #3
Gold: Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly

France

BEAUGRAND Cassandre
Gold: Triathlon Women's Individual

 

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Japan

OKA Shinnosuke
Gold: Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around

 

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Australia

FOX Jessica #2
Gold: Canoe Slalom Women's Canoe Single

 

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UK

Alex Yee
Gold: Triathlon Men's Individual

UK

Gold: Rowing Women's Quadruple Sculls

 

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South Korea

Gold: Fencing Men's Sabre Team

 

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USA

LEDECKY Katie
Gold: Swimming Women's 1500m Freestyle

 

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Sweden

SJOESTROEM Sarah
Gold: Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle