The IOC has established a quota of “E” (press) accreditations for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 which will be distributed by National Olympic Committees (NOC) to press organisations in their country. The total quota has been set at 6,000. Press accreditation for the Olympic Games is only allocated to media professionals. Written and photographic press wishing to apply for accreditation for Paris 2024 should contact the National Olympic Committee in the country in which their organisation is based. Click here for the contact details of your NOC. The allocation of press accreditations within a country is the responsibility of the National Olympic Committees. It is not the responsibility of the International Olympic Committee or the Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. The accreditation process for non-rights holding radio/television organisations is managed directly by the IOC. Further details on this process can be found in the ENR section of this page. The press accreditation process for Paris 2024 officially started in July 2022 when the IOC notified all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their press accreditation quota allocations. IMPORTANT KEY DATES July 2022 IOC notifies all NOCs of their press accreditation allocation for Paris 2024. July to October 2022 Media wishing to apply for press accreditation for Paris 2024 should contact their relevant NOC. 18 – 21 October 2022 World Press Briefing Paris 2024 Week commencing 21 November 2022 Paris 2024 distributes the Press by Number Accreditation forms and related press publications to NOCs. 24 March 2023 Deadline for NOCs to return the completed Press by Number forms to Paris 2024 and inform the press organisations within their territory of their accreditation allocations. Week commencing 23 October 2023 Paris 2024 distributes the Press by Name materials to NOCs that have returned their Press by Number forms. Online system for Press by Name applications opens for NOCs and directly accredited organisations. 9 February 2024 Deadline for NOCs and directly accredited organisations to return the Press by Name forms to Paris 2024, listing the names of each press representative they have agreed to accredit. May 2024 Paris 2024 Accreditation Department distributes the pre-valid Olympic Identity and Accreditation Cards (OIAC) to National Olympic Committees to send to their press organizations. 26 July to 11 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 Please see below the description for each press accreditation category: Accreditation category Description E JOURNALIST: Journalist, editor, photographic editor, employed or contracted by an international or national news agency, a general daily newspaper, a sports newspaper, magazine or internet site, a digital journalist, or independent or freelance journalist under contract. Es SPORT SPECIFIC JOURNALIST: Journalist specializing in a sport on the Olympic Games program, meeting the same criteria as defined for category “E”. EP PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographer meeting the same criteria as defined for category “E”. Eps SPORT SPECIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographer specializing in a sport on the Olympic Games program, meeting the same criteria as defined in category “E”. ET TECHNICIAN: Technician, meeting the same criteria as defined for category “E”. EC SUPPORT STAFF: Support staff (office assistant, interpreter, etc). Access to Main Press Centre (MPC) only. Assigned only to press groups or organisations that have reserved a private office space in the MPC. ENR Non-rights holding broadcasting organisation: Member of a non-rights holding radio and/or television organisation. ENR accreditations are only allocated by the IOC. It is strictly prohibited for a NOC to grant a member of an ENR organisation any type of E accreditation.