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Ceremonies, medals and all that stuff
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games must take place on the Seine*. An exceptional fact because, since the restoration of the modern Olympics, this event generally takes place in a stadium. The medals, for their part, will be three in number (gold, silver, bronze). But do we know that the rewards have not […]
Asterix at the Olympics
Asterix is 鈥嬧�媋 small cartoon character, symbol of Gallic resistance against the Roman invaders. During one of his adventures, he found himself propelled to Olympia, the historic cradle of the Games. Many years later, during the Olympics organized in 1900 in Paris, French athletes particularly distinguished themselves. It must be admitted that they made up […]
Tarzan at the Olympics
From their first participation (at the Athens Olympics in 1896), American athletes imposed their supremacy, with 11 gold medals. In 1900, the very large proportion of French athletes propelled them to the top of the ranking, but in 1924, it was again the USA which had the greatest number of victories and an overwhelming majority […]
Paris invaded by the Olympics
If the Olympiads of the Republic were confined to the Champ de Mars at the end of the 18th century, the second edition of the modern games, much more ambitious in 1900, struggled to find its place in a city cluttered by the Universal Exhibition and used places not particularly dedicated to sport. In 1924, […]
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The Olympic Games in Paris: The Big Reunion
In 2024, Paris (France) will host the Olympic Games from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympic Games from August 28 to September 8. Not really a great first for the French capital since the Olympics will be organized there for the sixth time. Six times ? Some may be surprised And yet… The […]