From 17 July to 7 September 2024, come and discover at the Château de Flers the sporting richness of Villeneuve d'Ascq and the memory of sport in the city!
A project labeled «Villeneuve d'Ascq 2024», led by the Municipal Office of Sport and the Historical Society of Villeneuve d'Ascq.
In 26 panels, this exhibition presents athletes or volunteers with a link with Villeneuve d'Ascq. Born or living in Villeneuve, or affiliated with a sports club in the city when they participated in the Olympic or Paralympic Games.

Athletes who have participated in Olympic or Paralympic Games:

• Gustave SANDRAS,
• Léon VANDEPUTTE,
• Marcel DUMOULIN,
• Mahmoud BOUANIK,
• Christian ROUZE,
• Caroline CHIMOT,
• Grégory JACOBS,
• Redouane AOUACHRIA,
• Yohan DELATTRE,
• Marie-Paule HULEUX,
• Nathalie DECHY,
• Laurent HABOUZIT,
• José MONTEIRO,
• Mada SOW
• Claire MAIRIE,
• Antoine PEREL

Volunteers from Paris at the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens:

• Fabienne PASCAL,
• Nelly PASZ
• and Sarah LAURENT
• and one future volunteer at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Bernadette SANZ, Federal Athletics Judge.

Young athletes from Villeneuvois who were invited by the Departmental Olympic and Sports Committee for a day at the Olympic Games in London in 2012:

• Apolline DAUCHY,
• Léa CAUCHY,
• Sofiane GUERMOUCHE

Athletes potentially selectable at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:

• Maia HIRSCH, ESBVA LM player who plays in the French basketball team 5X5,
• Maxuella LISOWA-MBAKA, ESBVA LM player who plays with the Belgian team,
• Hugo Houyez, ACVA 800m runner
• and Anne Sophie Centis, para athlete tandem cycling blind.

MEL ambassadors supported by the City of Villeneuve d’Ascq:

• Caroline HERIAUD (ESBVA-LM),
• Janelle SALAUN (ESBVA-LM),
• Alycia CHRISTIAENS (LMRCV),
• Pierre-Antoine BAELE (VA Triathlon)

A travelling exhibition

From April 21, the exhibition will travel through the city, including sports and cultural venues but also on the occasion of major festive events!
The list of upcoming exhibition venues will be released soon.