History, Paris Olympics, Sports
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 […]
History, Paris Olympics, Sports
Chariots of Fire
In 1900 in Paris, the British completely dominated tennis, both individually and in doubles, notably by fielding the very first woman medalist at the Olympics. But it is within 鈥渕ixed鈥� teams that they establish themselves in polo. The notion of 鈥渘ation鈥� is not yet fixed at the Games and athletes from several countries can compete […]
