Team GB has announced that Eurostar Group will be the official travel partner of Team GB, providing the team’s travel to Paris for the Olympic Games next year.
With the Games due to take place in the French capital between Friday 26th July 2024 and Sunday 11th August 2024, Eurostar will carry athletes to and from the Games on a daily basis as part of the new deal.
Eurostar Group – the joining of Eurostar and Thalys – has stated its aim of becoming the ‘backbone of sustainable travel in Europe’ and its goal to reduce the carbon footprint of Team GB whilst travelling to the continent and back.
Andy Anson OBE, Chief Executive Officer of Team GB, said, “The British Olympic Association (BOA) is delighted to officially welcome Eurostar Group as the official travel partner of Team GB.
“Our fantastic athletes will be able to take full advantage of the daily direct trains between London and Paris, the home of next year’s Olympic Games.
“Performance is always at the heart of our planning and this partnership means we can provide our Olympians with the comfort, flexibility and excellent service that Eurostar Group always offers. I therefore extend a warm welcome to Eurostar Group and look forward to our collaboration.”
Gwendoline Cazenave, Chief Executive Officer of Eurostar Group, added, “We are all preparing to welcome our customers to these unforgettable moments in Paris in 2024. The Paris Games aim to be the greenest ever, we are therefore delighted to support British Olympians by offering them the most sustainable journey possible between London and Paris. We are all proud in the Eurostar Group to ‘take the team to victory’. Carrying the Olympic team on our trains encourages all of us to give our very best.”
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