Paris 1924 was the first Summer Olympics to use an athletes’ Olympic Village.
The village was built near the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes, outside central Paris. It consisted of small wooden cabins arranged to house male competitors during the Games. Organizers provided shared facilities and services, creating a more centralized accommodation system than at earlier Olympics.
Before 1924, athletes generally stayed in hotels, boarding houses, military facilities, or private accommodation. The Olympic Village concept made it easier to manage transportation, meals, security, and interaction among competitors from different countries.
The Paris arrangement was not identical to the enormous purpose-built villages associated with modern Games. Women competitors were accommodated elsewhere, and the facilities were temporary. Los Angeles 1932 is often credited with establishing the modern Olympic Village model because it created a larger, more unified residential complex, but Paris 1924 came first.