Figure 5 – 28 Olympic federations ranked by median impact on annual licenses in post-OPG years

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To estimate the impact of the Olympic Games and these supporting policies on sports practice, the Injep will use two main sources: the National Barometer of Sports Practices , which assesses regular practice in clubs or independently, and a "flash" survey of 52 major sports federations. The Barometer, carried out every two years since 2018 and annually since 2022, covers the period before and after the Olympic Games. The "flash" survey will provide initial estimates of annual sports licenses at the end of 2024, supplemented by a complete census of licenses and clubs in the summer of 2026 for the 2024/2025 season.

These two sources converge to indicate that sports practice has increased significantly since the health crisis: 59% of those aged 15 and over, for example, will practice regularly in 2023, an increase of 5 points advertising database compared to 2018. The government has set the target of a further increase of 3 million practitioners between 2024 and 2027. Injep surveys will make it possible to monitor the achievement of this objective.

The Olympic Games will also leave a lasting "statistical legacy." The National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INJEP) has improved its statistical surveys by adopting more frequent monitoring systems, such as the now annual National Barometer of Sports Practices, and the implementation of an advanced indicator of the evolution of sports licenses . During the Paralympic Games, the INJEP is mobilizing surveys from several ministerial statistical services to better understand the sports practices of people with disabilities. The statistical service of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (SIES) has, for its part, launched work to better understand high-level student athletes (Klipfel, 2024).