Mady Sophey

Facts About Paris Olympics 2024. In 1924, the alpine village of chamonix hosted the very first winter olympic games, and a few months later, the summer olympics took place in paris. Armand duplantis, known as mondo, had already clinched his second consecutive olympic gold medal in the men’s pole vault.

But few in the crowd of roughly 75,000 at the stade de france in st. Amid the city hosting the 2024 olympics, here are 10 surprising facts about paris.