Sports in Paris

Sports is certainly an overlooked side of Paris.

You may know the Roland Garros tennis tournament in June and the Tour de France cycling race, with its final stage on the Champs Elysees avenue end of July.

What about the great Paris international Marathon (right on Champs-Elysees) in April and the Paris Masters (Paris Tennis Open) in November?

The Paris Marathon on Champs-Elysees

The Stade de France near Paris

You can go to a soccer game at Parc des Princes stadium, with its PSG soccer team. The Bercy indoor stadium stages many great sports events.

Paris also has a world class stadium with Stade de France. It was the venue of the France 98 soccer world cup final (France beat Brazil 3/0).

The Stade de France was the venue of the Rugby 2007 world cup final (South Africa beat England).

On top of these first class sports events, it is always possible to practise sports in Paris: swimming pools, tennis courts, sports and fitness centers like Aquaboulevard are widely available.

Many people jog in Paris parks and forests. With Velib, it is now possible to easily rent and ride bicycles everywhere in Paris, combining sports and sightseeing.

Enjoy sports in Paris.

Roland Garros tennis players

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