Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the Olympic flags present at the Montpellier Arena this Sunday for women's sports day

The Olympic flag arrived in Paris in August 2021, with the Olympic medalists from Tokyo. MAXPPP – Bastien Moignoux

FREE MIDI INFO The Olympic and Paralympic flags entrusted to Paris-2024 will travel to Hérault 124 days before the opening ceremony.

Distinguished guests will be present this Sunday March 23 at the Montpellier Arena on the occasion of Héraia, the big day dedicated to women's sport.

124 days before the opening of the Paris Olympics, the Occitanie Region has indeed achieved the feat of bringing in the two official flags of the competition, the same ones that the mayors of the organizing cities present during closing ceremonies of each edition.

A promise from Tony Estanguet

"It was a promise from Tony Estanguet, who unfortunately will not be able to be there but these symbols will shed a very symbolic light on this day dedicated to women's sport", revealed Kamel Chibli, vice-president of the Region in charge of sports.

Spectators will be able to admire up close the Olympic flag with its five rings and the Paralympic flag with its 3 agitos, symbols of peace.

Women's Sports Mass

At the initiative of the Metropolis and the BLMA women's basketball club, the Arena will be the scene from 10 a.m. of a major day dedicated to women's sport with a sports village, stands and activities dedicated to various practices from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., a women's CrossFit competition and a poster for the Lattes-Montpellier and Tarbes Women's Basketball League at 16; h 30.

The organizers hope to break the national attendance record for an indoor women's team sport during this meeting.