… om et år vil Paris være vært for de XXXIII Olympiske Sommerlege, fra fredag den 26.juli til søndag den 11.aug …
For første gang vil åbningsceremonien blive afholdt udenfor et stadion, nemlig på Seinen mellem Pont d’Austerlitz og Pont d’Iéna, hvor deltagere mv. vil blive transporteret i både på den 6,4 km strækning – lidt ligesom når der afholdes Amsterdam Pride, tænker jeg … Den officielle OL åbning med flaghejsning, hymne og olympisk ild mv. finder sted på Trocadéro. Dele af herligheden langs Seinen er gratis. Byens vartegn vil ligeledes indgå i legene, da man planlægger at sportsarenaerne skal placeres i deres nærhed. Håndbold, basketball og fodbold spilles dog over hele landet og sejladserne foregår i Marseille. Og jo, der skal svømmes i Seinen: efter at have brugt ca. 10.432.380.000,00 kr. (€1.4bn) på et regenereringsprojekt, forventes det at både triatleter og marathonsvømmere kan afvikle deres konkurrencer i floden …
Ud over de 28 forskellige sportsgrene, er der fire opvisningssportsgrene: Breakdans, sportsklatring, skateboarding og surfing (som foregår på Tahiti). Den olympiske maskot 2024 // svt fakta // ol.dk // olym.dk // olympiandatabase.com // insidethegames.biz //
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Den Internationale Olympiske Komité (IOC) har besluttet, at ingen atleter fra Rusland eller Belarus må deltage i åbningsceremonien ved OL i Paris til sommer.
https://www.dr.dk/sporten/seneste-sport/ingen-russiske-og-belarussiske-atleter-maa-deltage-i-aabningsceremonien-til-ol
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today agreed on a number of concrete implementation aspects for the participation of Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ain-eligibility-review-panel-established-by-ioc-eb-paris-games-time-protocol-elements-agreed-on
The flag of the AINs and the anthem. The anthem has no lyrics and has been produced solely for this purpose.
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2024/03/AIN-flag-PANTONE2399.pdf
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2024/03/AIN-Anthem.mp3
Macron floats moving Olympics opening ceremony away from the Seine
The proposed Seine opening ceremony has already been downscaled significantly due to security concerns. Plans for an opening ceremony which could welcome up to 600,000 people were scrapped in favor of an invite-only format with around 300,000 spectators.
https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-says-olympic-opening-ceremony-seine-could-move-stadium-security-threat/
Flame is lit for Paris 2024 in choreographed event in the birthplace of the ancient Olympics
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/16/sport/paris-2024-olympic-flame-lit-spt-intl/index.html?Date=20240416&Profile=cnnbrk
https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/olympic-torch-relay/videos/olympic-flame-lighting-ceremony-olympic-games-paris-2024-olympia
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Your guide to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in numbers
The Paris Olympic Games will see about 11,040 athletes take part in 32 sports including athletics, basketball and rowing. Here are the numbers you need to know.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/07/27/paris-olympic-games-2024-how-many/