The Paris 2024 Olympics will see the Games return to the French capital after a hundred years, making it the second city, after London, to host the Summer Olympics for the third time.
Most of the 329 events will take place in Paris and its metropolitan area, but some will take place many kilometers from the city, and the surf festival will take place more than 15,000 kilometers (9,300 miles) away , in French Polynesia.
Here’s what you want to know about the 35 Olympic venues:
Located 2km from the Olympic Village, the center is one of two purpose-built venues and will host a series of aquatic competitions during the Games.
Built in 1984 on the banks of the Seine, the indoor stadium has hosted foreign sporting events over the years and will be the main venue for the 2024 Games.
French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux’s pitch will host men’s and women’s matches.
The multicultural and multi-sports scene of the capital will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games on several occasions.
The park of the historic Palace of Versailles will be remodeled to become a transitional stadium to host fashionable equestrian and pentathlon events.
The centre is one of the largest shooting centres in Europe and will host a large number of athletes at its multiple shooting levels during the Games.
The most prominent landmark in France will host beach volleyball events in its emblematic public gardens.
The hill is the highest point in the Paris region and will offer mountain bikers amazing perspectives of the city during their ride.
An icon in FrenchArray’s history, the stadium also known as Stade de Saint-Etienne is one of the five venues for the Games.
Located in the center of Paris and built in 1900, the famous glass-roofed corridor will host the Fencing and Taekwondo Games before becoming cultural again.
The Paris City Hall and its stage will host the inauguration of the 2024 Olympic marathon.
The gardens of the Hôtel des Invalides will host the archery events of the Games, in addition to having cycling and athletics tracks.
The stadium of the club in Nantes, in the west of France, will host the men’s and women’s Array
The latest addition to the Olympic Games, the break, will take place at the multi-sports stadium in central Paris.
Le Bourget is one of the few venues built expressly for the Games and also indoor facilities.
The Ryder Cup golf course in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines will host 120 athletes on its 18-hole course during the Games.
The home of Olympique Lyonnaise, seven-time French soccer champions, is one of the stadiums hosting the Games.
The city of Marseille will host sports, adding sailing in the Mediterranean.
The Marseille Football Club field will be one of the football venues for the Games.
Home of the famous French football club Lille, the stadium is more than two hundred kilometers (124 miles) north of the host city, Paris.
Basketball stars from around the world will light up the 50,000-seat Games venue.
The famous bridge over the Seine will host the Olympics in July and will serve as a viewing point for the marathon and open water swimming triathlon, as well as as a component of the road cycling competition.
Located a short distance from the Olympic Village, the stadium will host cultural events during the Games while also serving as a venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.
The world-famous clay court tennis venue will once again take center stage less than two months after the French Open championship, when it hosts the Games’ boxing and tennis events.
The velodrome in northern France fulfills the country’s cycling wishes and will be the main track cycling venue for the Games.
The adjacent BMX stadium will host BMX competitions on its new tracks.
The site was built as part of the Paris Expo and has undergone several renovations since its inauguration in 1923. It will be one of the main Olympic venues for events and logistics.
Built for France’s triumphant FIFA World Cup in 1998, the Stade de France will serve as the Olympic stadium for the 2024 Games.
The country’s national stadium will host rugby sevens and a wide variety of athletics events.
The venue for surfing’s return to the Olympics has been one of the topics in the run-up to the Games.
Located 15,000 kilometers (about 9,320 miles) from the host city, the small town on Tahiti’s southwest coast of French Polynesia aims to offer an “Olympic class” challenge to athletes competing for medals in surfing events.
The prominent venue located in the center of the French capital and in front of its most emblematic monument, the Eiffel Tower, will host athletics and road cycling events.
In addition, it will continue to welcome fans and with activities, performances and viewing platforms of the Games.
The nautical stadium in northern France is the first newly renovated Olympic venue to be delivered for the 2019 Games.
Its lake and whitewater stadium will host rowing and canoeing events for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This historic site in Colombes, a suburb northwest of Paris, will be one of the few sports venues in the world to host two Olympic Games in July 2024.
Built in 1907, the stadium was the main venue for the 1924 Games and hosted the opening rite as well as major athletic events.
This time it will host all the hockey games and will later be the headquarters of the French Hockey Federation.
You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Paris 2024 Olympics tournament page with all the news and features, as well as event build-up and live text watching on decided football, basketball, tennis and boxing matches .