PALAIS DES SPORTS JACQUES CHIRAC

About

The Palais des Sports J. CHIRAC is an innovative sports facility that meets environmental and accessibility requirements and opened in late 2019. It is an elite facility with all the resources required to promote and develop sport: first class sports equipment in 4 areas (acrobatics, weightlifting/strength, combat and team sports). 

Sports: Wrestling, Badminton, Weightlifting, Swimming, Artistic Swimming, Triathlon, Boxing, Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Handball, Basketball, Athletics, Judo, Para swimming, Para triathlon, Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair rugby, Para athletics, Para judo

Specifications

1 wresting room

 • 2 wrestling rings

 • Protective cover and warm-up dummies 

1 weightlifting room

 • 4 weightlifting platforms (3x3m)

 • 4 weightlifting platforms (2x3m)

 • 2 Force Athlétique platforms (3x3m)

 • Special equipment: Women’s bar approved by the IWF/Men’s bar approved by the IWF/Pair of blocks/Minimum number of weights required/Platform scale

1 boxing hall

 • 2 raised platforms 

 • 1 floor training area 

 • Equipment available: Wall pads/Punch bags (different weights)/Floor mat/Floor markings for footwork

1 stadium

 • 400m athletics track

 • 8 lanes 

 • Track and field events: High jump/Long jump/Triple jump/Pole vault/Shot put/Javelin throw/Discus throw/Hammer throw

 • Track surface: Mondo

2 sports halls

 • 7 badminton courts 

 • 1 basketball, wheelchair basketball, handball or wheelchair rugby court

 • Height: 9m

 • Flooring: PVC and parquet 

1 pool complex

 • 50x21m pool

 • 8 lanes 

 • Depth: 2.5m

 • Equipment available: Backstroke markers/2 starting blocks per lane/Float lines to World Aquatics standards/Audio system (amplifier, mixing table, playback etc.)/Loudspeaker system in the hall/Underwater loudspeaker system

2 gymnastics halls: artistic and rhythmic 

 • To current IGF standards

 • Height: 8m 

 • Equipment available: Apparatus with adjustable height and flexibility/Crash mats of all sizes/Springboards/Protective equipment for bars and beams/Low balance beams/Foam balance beams/Tumbling mat/Fast track piste/Ballet bar 

 • Landing pit 

1000m2 dojo

Previously hosted

 • Several regional and national competitions at the sports hall 

 • French UNSS women’s handball championships in 2018 and French UNSS women’s volleyball championships in 2019

 • Junior French Swimming Championships in 2015 and several Interclub and Inter-Regional competitions

Facilities

 • Internet access

 • Equipment available for private use

 • Secure storage area

 • Nearest hospital: 2km

 • Infirmary

 • Near an international airport

 • Relaxation room

 • Physiotherapy room

 • Weight room

 • Meeting room

 • Video room

 • Sauna

 • Security team

Location