Between the small final and the final of the women's tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games, which conclude these two Olympic weeks, Andreas ZagklisFIBA Secretary General, gave a press conference at the Arena Bercy.
The opportunity to confirm that the Olympic attendance record for basketball had been broken during this edition!
Before the final match between France and the States, Andreas Zagklis announced that 1,066,000 people had already attended the first 51 matches. Only 2,000 spectators were missing to beat the record…
Until now, this was held by the Atlanta 1996 Games. With their SuperDome (30,000 seats), they attracted 1,068,032 spectators during the 92 games played (40 more than during this edition).
With the Arena Bercy being full for this women's gold medal match, there were ultimately 1,078,000 spectators who attended the 52 matches played in Lille and then Paris.
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