Paris 1900: Olympic venues overview
Fifteen competition venues were used for the Olympic Games Paris 1900, eight of which remain in use today. Eleven of the competition venues were existing, one was new and three were temporary.
The one new venue (Camp Militaire de Satory, shooting) is still in use, as are seven of the existing venues: Croix-Catelan (athletics and tug of war), Seine River (rowing, swimming and water polo), Courts de la Société des Sports de l’île de Puteaux (tennis), Vélodrome de Vincennes (track cycling, football, gymnastics, rugby, cricket, archery), Cercle de la Voile de Paris (sailing), Cercle du Bois de Boulogne, Pelouse de Madrid (croquet) and Pelouse de Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne (polo). Many of these remaining venues are home to sports clubs and provide recreational and sporting facilities for their members and visitors.
Four of the venues were later used at the Olympic Games Paris 1924 : the Vélodrome de Vincennes, the Terrain de Polo de Bagatelle, the Palais de la Société des Régates du Havre, and the Cercle de la Voile de Paris.
The Pelouse de Bagatelle was the first of five Olympic polo venues around the world and is France’s oldest polo club. Founded in 1892, it is now known as the Polo de Paris and remains a home for the sport today. The club offers its members a wide range of sports, including athletics, fencing, golf and tennis, and also lays on recreational and cultural activities, as well as receptions and business seminars.
The Camp Militaire de Satory was the only new venue used at the 1900 Olympic Games. The site is still in use as an army and national police base which is home to 5,000 military personnel and their families. Pavilions were specially erected for the Games, when the camp hosted the shooting events.
No Opening or Closing Ceremonies were held at the Games. In the absence of an Olympic Stadium, the main venue was the Vélodrome de Vincennes. There was no official Olympic Village.