Iconic sites hosting Paris Olympics events [Video]

The Paris Olympics have been designed to showcase the City of Light in all its splendour, with many events set to take place at some of its most iconic locations.

AFP looks at five sites set to wow ticket-holders — and a global TV audience of billions — during the 17-day extravaganza starting on July 26:

– Eiffel Tower –

The most famous of the Paris landmarks, the Eiffel Tower, will welcome one of the most popular Olympic events — beach volleyball.

The action will take place in a temporary venue near the foot of the the “Iron Lady”.

The Champs de Mars park at the foot of the tower will host judo and wrestling.

Reviled by Parisians when it was unveiled in 1889 for the World Fair by engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower has since become the capital’s crown jewel.

Besides being one of the world’s top tourist attractions, pulling in seven …