French Guiana

They came,
they saw it
and they loved it...
Jean-Pierre MOUGIN
Secretary-General of the French Charles DUMONT
National Olympic Committee
National Technical Director of Boxing
“By spending just over €35 million over three years on
“Recognising the development potential of our discipline
the construction and renovation of sports facilities, French
and the influence of the boxing federation in this vast region
Guiana is addressing the growing needs of a steadily increa-
as a whole, I am convinced that French Guiana is to become
sing young population.Over and above this, the territory’s
one of our major training and preparation sites.”
French Guiana
at the heart of major
sporting events
Champions
serving their land
Lucie Decosse
Ulrich Robeiri
Malia Metella
Bernard Lama
“Winning the Olympics would
“The ‘training camp’ project,
“Ambassador of French Guiana
“In 2008, on the announcement
be highly rewarding to me. It
beyond its infrastructure part,
with the Olympic movement, I
of Brazil winning the football
would also be a great spotlight
should help develop the sports
became involved in the training
World Cup, I had a dream: to re-
on French Guiana, a breeding
movement and make for a grea-
camp project because it pres-
ceive the national French team
ground for great French cham-
ter integration of French Guiana
ents a formidable challenge for
in French Guiana.»It is now a
pions and a land of sporting
in its South American environ-
French sport and the Guyanese
challenge we are taking up with
excellence.”
ment and especially enable
population.”
passion and enthusiasm.”
exceptional effort in developing sports facilities provides
the opportunity for French and foreign teams to train in
good conditions on this European territory of South America.
For all these reasons, the National Olympic Committee are
carefully monitoring the project’s progress.”
Myriam BAVEREL-KARAM
Silver medallist at 2004 Athens Olympic
Games National Coach of Taekwondo
“I took a big gamble, having chosen French Guiana as a
Gérard MASSON
President of the French Handisport Federation
and the French Paralympic and Sports Committee
the birth of new talent on both
preparation site before London. I have no doubt that this
one week training session, in the heart of the Amazon forest,
will pay off in the upcoming tournament.”
Lucie DECOSSE
the national and international
Malia METELLA
Bernard LAMA,
Triple world champion in judo
scene.”
Silver medallist at 2004 Athens
World Football Champion
Olympic Games
Vice-President of Guyane
Ulrich ROBEIRI
“Established recently in French Guiana, the handisport
2014-2016
Olympic champion in team fencing
federation intends to take full advantage of the proximity of
at the 2008 Olympic Games in
the area with the Paralympic competition sites.”
Beijing
Contact :
Guyane 2014-2016
66 avenue du Général de Gaulle - 97300 Cayenne
Tel. +594 (0) 594 256 680
E-mail: secretariatbaseavancee@guyane2014-2016.org
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Sport by nature
2014 - 2016
Quite simply in French Guiana...
«From 2013, the sports world will be following the rhythm of the
South American continent. French Guiana, like the Pas de Calais
before it, intends joining this dynamic by offering sport federations
Facilities adapted
to the requirements of high performance sport
optimum conditions of training and preparation. With no time
difference, a similar climate, European standard safety condition
and free access to sports facilities, you need look no further. We await you in French Guiana.»
Roger-Michel LOUPEC,
President of Guyane 2014-2016
Disciplines covered
A fabulous sports ground
Upgraded
hotel facilities
• More than 4,000 beds in hotels or apartment hotels.
More than 4,000 beds
in hotels or apartment
hotels
Individual disciplines: Athletics, Rowing,
Badminton, Canoeing (Sprint), Fencing,
Swimming, Shooting, Archery, Triathlon,
Modern Pentathlon, Table Tennis,
Cycling (BMX).
30°
Rio de Janeiro
• A central location, at the crossroads of the Caribbean
Cayenne
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and South America,
Combat sports: Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo
• Overall safety conditions identical to those prevailing
Team sports: Football, Basketball,
Handball, Rugby, Volleyball
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• Facilities adapted to the requirements of high performance sport,
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• Collective accommodation under construction; IFAS.
• Fifteen star rated hotels capable of hosting sports delegations
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• A preparation centre ideal for competitions in a tropical environment.
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· A martial arts hall in Matoury (combat sports / fencing)
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Cayenne
Mana
- Swimming pool
Saint Laurent
du Maroni
Brasilia
Belo Horizonte
Rio de Janeiro
Saö Paulo
Curitiba
Porto Alegre
- Stadium
Sinnamary
- Stadium
- Athletics track
- Swimming pool
Kourou
Rémire
- Stadium
- Athletics track
Matoury
- Stadium
- Martial arts hall
- Indoor sports
- Fencing
Kourou
- Stadium
- Athletics track
- Swimming pool
Montsinery
- Open water stadium
· A swimming pool in Mana
· Facilities in close proximity to St. Lawrence and St. George, etc.
A regional tool at the service of the excellence and training
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Cuiabà
Apatou
- Stadium
- Athletics track
- Swimming pool
- Table tennis
- Swimming pool
- Sports Medicine Centre
Facilities located throughout the land:
Recife
Salvador
- Stadium
· A water course in Montsinéry (rowing / canoeing and kayaking)
Natal
· French Guiana / West Indies: 21 to 23 flights a week
· French Guiana / St Martin: 3 flights a week
Cayenne
· An athletics track in Rémire-Montjoly
Fortaleza
· Orly South: 7 flights a week (stopover in the French West Indies)
· French Guiana / Haiti: 3 to 4 flights a week
Existing facilities
2012 and 2014:
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Manaus
· Orly West: 7 flights a week
· French Guiana / Brazil: 7 flights a week
· Edmard Lama stadium in Rémire-Montjoly
National and international level facilities delivered between
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Regional French West Indies service - French Guiana - Brazil:
Planned investments
· A swimming pool in Cayenne (10 lanes / warm up pool)
France and the Caribbean.
Metropolitan France service - Orly West / Orly South:
Two football stadiums enlarged and renovated for 2014:
· Bois Chaudat stadium in Kourou
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The international airport in French Guiana, Felix Eboue, is located 17 km
from the capital Cayenne and provides frequent flights between mainland
Edmard Lama stadium
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in optimum conditions of comfort.
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An Increasingly enhanced
transportation offer
Bois Chaudat stadium Sports hall
Distances (miles)
Cayenne - Manaus : 767.393 mi.
Cayenne - Fortaleza : 1121.575 mi.
Cayenne - Natal : 1390.007 mi.
Cayenne - Recife : 1500.611 mi.
Cayenne - Salvador : 1555.292 mi.
Cayenne - Río de Janeiro : 2015.106 mi.
french
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- Facilities
of elite athletes:
· IFAS - The Institute of Training and Access to Sport - led by the Region.
Infrastructure Map