Excelsior 10 février 1924


a Excelsior 1924 02 10 art 01 Colombes JO 1
A FEVER OF CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATIONS CURRENTLY REIGNS AROUND THE STADIUM OF COLOMBES THE NEW STATION, THE ACCESS ROADS, THE SWIMMING POOL AND THE VAST CYCLE OF BEACHES ARE FULLY ON THE WAY TO COMPLETION THE WESTERN STANDS WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN EIGHT DAYS, AND THE HONORARY STANDS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THREE WEEKS
PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE STADIUM. ON THE LEFT, WE SEE THE OFFICIAL GRANDSTAND AND THE LOCATION OF THE TIMEKEEPER; IN THE BACKGROUND, THE WESTERN TRIBUNE
SHOWER ROOMS AND COMMON CLOAKROOM
PAVILIONS BUILT BY THE STADIUM AGENCY FOR THE GAMES
THE RESTAURANT UNDER THE HONORARY TRIBUNE
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THE WIDENING OF THE BOULEVARD DE VALMY THE SWIMMING POOL, WITH BLEACHERS FOR SPECTATORS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUTURE COLOMBES STATION

In a few days all that will remain is to install the roofs on the stands and paint everything so that this important part of the work is completed. Under the grandstand, changing rooms with partitions covered with mahogany veneer, shower rooms and an ambulance will be installed so that the athletes have maximum comfort. As we see in our first photograph, the 500 meter track is surrounded by a ditch where the team leaders will place themselves to command their men without disturbing the public. Next to the stadium, the swimming pool, all made of cement, is 50 meters long, 18 meters wide and its bottom slopes 1 m. 80 at 5 meters. All that remains is to lay the benches and bring in water. We are starting to work on the ground of the nine tennis courts.