After a four year hiatus since the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the torch was lit again on April 16th, 2024, commencing the beginning of the Paris Olympics. Held in the breathtaking “City of Love” this year, there was much excitement in this year’s olympic games. Opening with an homage to a symbol of French culture, during this year’s games new records were made and new groups were given representation.
Women in olympics
This Olympic season in Paris, France, a total of 592 athletes made it to the final games. Out of that large group of professional athletes from the United States, 257 of them returned home with medals. Of those impressive 257 gold medals, more than half were won by U.S. women and 69 out of 257 medals were won in women’s events such as basketball, track and field, soccer, weightlifting, and wrestling. Women were allowed to compete for the first time at the 1900 games in Paris. During this season, only 22 women competed in a group of 997 total athletes. Currently, the Olympic Games strive to be the most gender equal competitive sports event in the world, and have improved by 48% of women competing from the Tokyo games in 2020. For comparison, women started off as just a pinch of accounted athletes at 2.2% in the 1900s.
Marie Antoinette opening
Marie Antoinette, the infamous ex-French ruler was given a wealthy and heavy metal mention in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Antoinette is mainly known for her pivotal position that influenced the French Revolution. The 2024 Olympic Opening was definitely something to tune into, with entrances from LadyGaga, but the most notable was most likely the Marie Antoinette performance. Marie Antoinette’s influential impact on France as a whole, and her controversial but important role within French History, was a huge factor in France’s current personable environment. Antoinette met her untimely demise at the guillotine, and is mainly known for her substantial notoriety. This past summer, she is now known for her fiery performance on the banks of the Seine.
Youngest 2024 paris olympics athlete
On July 1st, 11 year old HaoHao was picked to compete with the Chinese national skateboarding team, and is currently known as the youngest Chinese athlete in history to ever compete in the Olympics. HaoHao is on the road to becoming a skateboard whiz, the first step being at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zheng Haohao makes her very first appearance in the big leagues, and she stood out from the other contestants, considering that she was born in 2012. Zheng Haohao comes from her birthplace of Huizhou, and embarked on her skating journey at just 7 years old. She represented GuangDong in the national women’s bowl pool skateboarding event, and dominated the party at just 10 years old.
Refugee olympics team
This 2024 Paris Olympics, history was made by Cindy Ngamba, who became the first refugee olympic champion to win a medal through boxing. Ngamba is a part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, which is a symbol of aspiration for the Olympic games. Being chosen to be an Olympic champion is already hard as it is, but much more difficult when you are forcibly separated from your homeland, and everything you’re accustomed to. The International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, announced the creation of the refugee Olympic Team as a solution for the global refugee crisis that occurred in 2015. Presently, the refugee Olympic Team brings a sense of belonging to many athletes from around the world, a chance to show how special they are with their remarkable athletic talent.