2024 Paris Olympic Games Kick Off Today With 10,500 Athletes
Once again the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza is here. On Friday, the Paris Olympics will begin in a ceremony along the River Seine with more than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries for an event worthy of celebration.
The global village is once more coming together in the background of a city to celebrate three years on from Tokyo’s pandemic-damaged Olympics, at what many consider sport’s finest stage. With only days to go before Qatar plays host to one of the most anticipated events in sports, here are some excerpts by Qatar Living which capture what it is that makes this quadrennial extravaganza so special.
When are the Paris Olympics?
The Olympic Games will last from July 26 until August 11. While the official Opening Ceremony is on Friday, some team sports are kicking off competition already. The series kicked off on Wednesday with football and rugby sevens action, before archery and handball took place held Thursday.
A total 32 sports and 329 medal events across the formidable tally of a whopping 35 venuesThe Paris Olympics That slogan appears at the top of a description for the Paris Olympics called “Games Wide Open.”
WHEN DOES THE OPENING CEREMONY KICK OFF?
Opening Ceremony 7:30 PM Doha time (Friday) The event, set to be the largest and most complex in history with around 100 boats rowed by over 10,500 athletes following a six-kilometre course on the River Seine.
Qatar – Mutaz Essa Barshim / Shahad Mohamed After putting on an eye-catching performance at this year’s competitions where he cleared awkward heights with the ease of taking a walk in Park, ace high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim is leading Qatar into Tokyo.
Which Qatari athletes took part in the Paris Olympics?
Paris: A 14-member team will represent Qatar at the Paris Olympics in five disciplines.
Triple world and reigning Olympic champion high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim, who will be bidding to complete his set of major titles in what could also behis final Olympics leads the way. The team also includes Abderrahman Samba, Bassem Hemeida and Ismail Dawood (all 400M hurdles), Abubakar Hayder (800M) Ammar ismeal Qihmed Mhedh Shouzrai(400m dash). Saif Mohammed(specch pole vult Sqnsorz Shahad Mohamed(women’s 3000 m relay french stretchrhd mime Medhad hamstring injury Africa chantitoriqx earlier thuisontvangst
The other Qatari athletes are trap shooter Saeed Abusharib, skeet shooter Rashid Saleh Al Athba, weightlifter Fares Ibrahim and the beach volleyball team of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan along with swimmer Abdulaziz Al Obaidly.
What are the Olympic medals at Paris 2024 made of?
One original iron from the Eiffel Tower will feature in every Olympic medal at Paris 2024. The pieces were plucked from girders, sections of the tower that had been swapped out during reno work. The iron pieces inside will take the shape of a hexagon, reflecting France’s nickname “L’Hexagone” based on its geographical form. Each of them is surrounded by gold, silver or bronze dyed disks.
Which country is likely to top the medals table?
Just like the past seven Summer Olympics, USA will be on top of the medals table for Paris 2024. Gracenote, the data arm of Nielsen that issued a Virtual Medal Table prediction last month ahead of the Games, estimates America will secure 123 medals — ten more than their haul in Tokyo. China is expected to place second with 87 medals.
Who is the oldest athlete competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
At 59, Canadian equestrian Mario Deslauriers will be the oldest athlete at Paris 2024 Deslauriers had competed at the 1984 and 1988 Games before taking a three-decade break from international competition until returning to the Olympics in Tokyo. Crystl Bustos was 19 when she made her Olympic debut.