Paris will host the next world’s Ice Hockey Championship in May 2017. It will be presented to you on Sunday July 3rd at the heart of the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone.
The next IIHF Ice Hockey Championships will take place next year. This competition has been co-organised by France and Germany and will take place from May 5th to May 21st 2017. With more than 30 meetings and 300,000 spectators expected at the AccorHotels Arena, Paris will be at the centre of this international event.
On Sunday July 3rd, a presentation about this competition, its stakes and its preparation will be held at the Pavillon Paris of the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone with Luc Tardif, Chairman of the French Ice Hockey Federation, ambassadors of the countries that will play their qualifying round in Paris, and several members of the Ice hockey French team.
After UEFA EURO 2016, Paris will also organise the IFSC World Climbing Championships in September 2016, the IHF World Men’s Handball Championship in January 2017 and the World Wrestling Championship in August 2017. These competitions contribute to turn Paris into a privileged safe haven for great international sports events. It thus represents the essential steps on the road toward the awarding of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, of which the name of the hosting City will be disclosed in September 2017 in Lima.