5 Interesting Facts You Need to Know About the Next Olympic
It’s never too early to get pumped for the XXXIII Olympiad!
On August 8th, the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games signaled the end of the festivities with an extravagant display of flags, music, and a dazzling array of fireworks illuminating the night sky. As part of the ceremony, Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, handed the Olympic flag to Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, who then gave it to Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris.
And while the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 are still a year off, it’s never too early to get pumped for the XXXIII Olympiad!
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Paris to hold The Summer Olympics for the third time
The Olympic Games were first held at the City of Lights in 1900, four years after the multi-sport event was reintroduced in Athens following a prohibition imposed by Roman Emperor Theodosius I some 1,500 years prior. Paris held the Summer Olympics once again in 1924, making it the first city to hold the Games twice. It will hold the Olympic Games for the third time in 100 years, on July 26, 2024, and will be the sixth time France has hosted the Olympics (France held The Winter Olympics three times)
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Debut of Breaking
Athletes (sometimes called "b-boys" and "B-girls") must demonstrate technical prowess, creativity, flair, pace, stamina, cadence, and flexibility throughout their routines.
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Tahiti to host Surfing
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Same emblem for Summer and Paralympics
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The mass marathon
Runners will race on the same course and under the same conditions as the Olympic event even if the “public” marathon won’t begin at the same time as the elite competition.
