Sports in Paris

An overlooked side of Paris is certainly sports events.

You may know Roland Garros ATP tennis tournament in June (below right) and the Tour de France cycling race with its final stage on the Champs Elysées end of July.

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

The Paris Marathon on Champs-Elysées

The Stade de France in Paris

Check for a rugby or soccer game at Parc des Princes, the venue of the PSG soccer team, and for other sports events at the POPB (Bercy).

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

The Stade de France was also 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, parks, 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.

Rolland Garros tennis courts in Paris