NEW FACILITIES "New venues and facilities will touch their communities, including the Aquatics Centre, the Media Village and the Olympic and Paralympic Village located in Paris's younger and fast-growing outer ring," Hidalgo said.
"These will deliver essential new sports facilities and 3,500 housing units for local communities after the Games and play a significant role in closing the gap between central Paris and its suburban belt."
The bid leaders said 85 percent of the athletes will be within half-an-hour of their competition venue.
"With 480 training venues within 30 minutes of the Athletes Village, competitors will have optimal conditions to train and perform," said Tony Estanguet, co-chairman of Paris 2024 and a triple Olympic canoeing champion.
"And with the Athletes Village being located so close to the River Seine, I am confident that Paris will deliver a unique experience for every competing athlete."
He also unveiled the bid slogan, "The strength of a dream.", in front of a 2,000 crowd made up of sports personalities, screaming children and journalists.
Paris last hosted the Games in 1924 having lost out to Barcelona (1992), Beijing (2008) and London (2012).
The host city of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be announced on Sept. 13, 2017 in Lima.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)
