Estanguet, who ran the 2,024-metre distance with children and elected officials, said it was a "symbolic milestone" and thanked municipalities in France for their backing of the 2024 Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 awards the "Terre de Jeux 2024" designation - which translates as "Playground 2024" - to local authorities who want to support organisers of the Games.

"We have awarded the Terres de Jeux label to 1,000 municipalities," Estanguet said, according to the Ouest-France newspaper.

"We are on the way to succeed. 

"As luck would have it, Saint-Brevin is the 1,000th, it is a symbolic milestone."

Estanguet added: "The committee is quite pleasantly surprised by the support we receive from the municipalities.

"We want to encourage the development of a virtuous ecosystem around sports practice using the image of the Games. 

"This requires the mobilisation of clubs and cities that are committed to developing sport. 

"Even if the vast majority of events take place in and around Paris, it was necessary to bring together the territories to create and then maintain this dynamic."