The Summer Olympics 2024 in Paris will take place from 26 July until 11 August 2024. The Paralympic Games will be from 28 August until 8 September 2024 also in Paris. For info about the Olympics 2024 in France, please see our special page. Modern Olympic Games The first modern Olympic Gam...
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, medals containeda piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower– one of Paris’ most famous landmarks. How cool is that?! 10. The modern Olympic Games aren’t just about sporting glory – they’re about making friends, too! While competitive spirit is important...
From 14-year-old Arisa Trew becoming her country’s youngest Olympic gold medallist to Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis’ leap into the history books, Olympics.com takes a look at some of the records that tumbled in Paris.
As far as major sporting events go, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games scored top marks when it came to iconic moments. In the pool, Leon Marchand secured four gold medals, all to the thundering soundtrack of a home crowd chanting his name during every stroke. Meanwhile, Simone Biles’ return ...
阅读理解Some interesting facts about the Summer Olympics London in England is the only city to have hosted the Games three PARIS 2024times (1908, 1948 and 2012). Paris in France will become the next city to89 do so when it hosts the 2024 Summer Games. The USA has hosted the Games four...
In this first part, you will find all the general facts about the majestic and historical city of Paris, France. 1. Paris is home to the most popular museum on the planet: the Louvre Paris is very well known for its museums, especially theLouvre. As a matter of fact, it isthemost ...
The Olympic Creed Pierre de Coubertin got the idea for this phrase from a speech given by Bishop Ethelbert Talbot at a service for Olympic champions during the 1908 Olympic Games. The Olympic Creed reads: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just...
"On Friday 23 June, the Organising Committee for theOlympic Games Paris 2024unveiled the next Olympic Torch Relay route in ahistorical and symbolic place, at the Sorbonne University, wherePierre de Coubertin held the founding speechfor the Modern Olympic Games. ...
When was Paris founded? The earliest evidence for human habitation in what is now the city of Paris dates from about 7600 BCE. By the end of the 3rd century BCE, a settlement had been built on the Île de la Cité; it was inhabited by a Gallic tribe known as the Parisii. The fir...
With the events in Paris over, here’s what you need to know about the future Olympics: 1. Italy has a history with the winter Olympics Biathletes ski during the Women’s 4x6km relay event at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics in Cesana San Sicario, 23 February 2006. Russia took gold wit...