Twenty-four people aged between 17 and 26 will sit on the Committee, with the group coming from various different backgrounds,

The idea is for the next generation - who will be the primary benefactors should Paris be awarded the 2024 Games - to shape the French bid and make a "significant impact". 

All 24 members met for the first time yesterday at the Cité universitaire de Paris, which boasts 12,000 students from 140 countries.

Athletes and students are among the Committee's members, as well as representatives of Paris 2024 stakeholders and non-governmental organisations.

Tasks will include shaping the digital strategy, encouraging dialogue among French youngsters and drawing up proposals.

Manon Petit-Lenoir, who won a gold medal in snowboard cross at the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games, is one of the Committee members.

“I was extremely proud to participate for France in my first Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer and it would be an incredible honour to play a part in bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Paris in 2024," she said.

"I know that young people across France feel very positively about the direction of the project but it is still very important to connect them with the bid and receive their contributions. 

"I can’t wait to get started.”

Sinatou Saka, a journalist and another Committee member, added: “Young people in Paris and across France have a lot to offer to the Paris 2024 bid and I’m honoured to be part of the Generation 2024 Committee that will help bring the Games to our city. 

"We aim to bring new ideas and concepts to the project reflecting the energy and dynamism of Paris."

Paris is competing against Budapest, Los Angeles and Rome for the right to host in 2024, with the International Olympic Committee due to make a decision at its Session in Lima next year.

Paris 2024 co-chairman Tony Estanguet said: “Young people will be the primary benefactors of an Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris so it is vital that we engage them properly in our bid. 

"The Games present us with a unique opportunity to place sport truly at the heart of the lives of young people and we are delighted to launch the Generation 2024 Committee to help us achieve this goal. 

"Sport serves as central pillar to our community and hosting the Games in 2024 will further embed its values in everyday life in Paris, creating a strong social legacy for the youth population.”