RATP Group and sport

The same values and benefits that sport teaches us are equally essential in our societies: reaching ever higher, taking pride in meeting a challenge, as well as learning the rules of a game and the power of teamwork. As a stakeholder in cities with a role in furthering public interest, RATP Group has made sport a key focus in its partnership policy.

Major partnerships in rugby and handball

For many years, RATP Group has forged significant partnerships with two iconic French sports federations: those of rugby and handball. In addition to sharing common values, both of these high-profile activities have given the Group recognition in the world of sport. Through them, the Group is able to showcase its expertise in mobility by carrying athletes to and from events, while offering additional valuable forms of support.

Simultaneously, since 1982, the Group has been developing the collaborative programme Tous athlètes de la ville (All city athletes), in view of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This programme also includes the Athlètes de Haut Niveau RATP (RATP Top Athletes) scheme, which has enabled approximately 30 athletes to join RATP since the scheme was created in 1982.

The RATP group, Official Supporter of the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Origami, a subsidiary of RATP Cap Île-de-France, is the carrier of the “Mêlée des Chœurs“, the operation which will allow thousands of young people to perform the national anthems of the Rugby World Cup France 2023.

Through its commitment, the company will contribute to the promotion of this global sporting event during the 51 days of competition. Supporters from all over the world will use the network operated by RATP, on behalf of Île-de-France Mobilités, to travel to the Stade de France where 10 matches of the Rugby World Cup France 2023 will take place, and to the Villages Rugby installed at Place de la Concorde (Paris) and in Saint Denis.

Customised assistance for major sporting events

RATP Group is a pioneer in providing support to major global sporting events through its transport offer, which is adapted according to specific needs.

For instance, the Group deployed over one hundred buses to carry athletes competing in the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Since then, RATP Group has acquired long-term experience in international sporting events, through partnerships with the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, the 2007 World Women’s Handball Championship, Annecy’s bid to host the 2018 Olympic Games, and Paris’ bids to host the 1992 and 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

RATP Group, Official Supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

As part of this partnership, the RATP group, a major public transport operator and historic partner of major French sporting events, will support the Paris 2024 organizing committee, in conjunction with Île-de-France Mobilités, in its ambitious objective of encourage spectators to make 100% of their trips by public transport.

Whether through its historic establishment in Île-de-France or its recognized expertise in transport, passenger experience and infrastructure management, the RATP group will put all its energy into promoting Paris and France to this exceptional meeting.

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