3 July 2023

“Taking the team to victory” - Eurostar Group will transport the British athletes of Team GB to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Monday 3^rd July 2023, Paris: Eurostar Group – the joining of Eurostar and Thalys - today announces it will be the official travel partner of The British Olympic Association (BOA), the National Olympic Committee (NOC) behind Team GB, providing their travel to Paris for the Olympic Games next year.

"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," says Gwendoline Cazenave, CEO of Eurostar Group.

Andy Anson OBE, CEO of the British Olympic Association says: “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.”

Eurostar Group aims to be the backbone of sustainable travel in Europe and is proud to support Team GB reduce their carbon footprint whilst travelling to the Continent and back.

Eurostar Group has also committed to support ParalympicsGB with their travel plan to provide the most sustainable and appropriately accessible transport options for athletes and looks forward to confirming these arrangements shortly.

Eurostar was the official transport provider for French and Belgian athletes during the London 2012 Olympic Games and will continue to provide transport for the Belgian and Dutch Olympians and Paralympians to Paris this year too.
 

About Eurostar Group    
 

• Eurostar Group is owned by SNCF Voyages Développement (55.75%), a subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs, CDPQ (19.31%), SNCB (18.50%) and funds managed by Federated Hermes Infrastructure (6.44%).    
• The holding company is based in Brussels and holds 100% of the shares in Eurostar International Limited (Eurostar) and THI Factory SA (Thalys), which remain fully-fledged railway companies with their head offices in London and Brussels respectively.  
• The ambition is to offer an attractive alternative to road and air transport and to accelerate the modal shift from 19 million passengers carried in 2019 to 30 million in 10 years.    
• Eurostar Group offers the largest international high-speed network in Western Europe and has set itself the goal of deploying an ambitious environmental policy over the next few years.    
• The carbon footprint of one flight is on average the same as 13 Eurostar journeys. 

 
Fleet: 51 trains (25 Eurostar, 26 Thalys)    

Fastest journey times:     

• London - Brussels: 02h00
• London - Paris: 02h15  
• London - Lille: 01h30
• London-Rotterdam is 03h13
• London - Amsterdam: 03h52
• Paris-Brussels: 01h22
• Paris-Amsterdam: 03h19
• Paris-Cologne: 03h20
• Brussels-Amsterdam: 01h51
• Brussels - Cologne: 01h47   

About The British Olympic Association:
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  Its mission is to develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in our territory in accordance with the Olympic Charter. The BOA achieves this through:
 

• Working in partnership with our members and key stakeholders to deliver world-leading services and support to enable British athletes to reach their full potential at the Olympic Games, Olympic Winter Games and other IOC-sanctioned events                  
• Working in partnership with our members and key stakeholders to provide athletes with relevant support on the journey to, during and following their Olympic careers                    
• Engaging people throughout the United Kingdom to pursue their very own goals and dreams through the Olympic Values and the example of Team GB Olympians       
• Being the independent voice of Olympic Sport and collaborating with our members and other sport stakeholders, both domestically and internationally, to support the continued growth and overall health of the Olympic Movement in the UK           

 
For further information, please visit TeamGB.com

About ParalympicsGB:
ParalympicsGB is the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team competing at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. We know that the outstanding performances of our athletes have a powerful impact on the British public and can shift perceptions of disability in society, helping to inspire a better world for disabled people. 
 
The BPA would like to thank the National Lottery, UK Sport and our Gold Partners adidas, Aldi, Allianz, bp, Bupa, CMR Surgical, Dreams, Hogan Lovells, John West, Nestlé Cereals UK, Ocean, Salesforce, Toyota, and our Partners Citi and Sir Robert McAlpine for their support. Further details are available at https://paralympics.org.uk/