From the colorful and somewhat controversial opening ceremony Arshad Nadeem K Gold Medalfrom the gender controversy of boxers and bowing respectfully on the gymnastic podium, Paris Olympics 2024 saw many unforgettable events unfold.
Let’s look at 10 such incidents.
Rain during the opening ceremony parade
Organizers announced a grand opening, but instead a rain-soaked boat parade down the Seine grabbed global headlines.
Church leaders, conservatives and even US presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed outrage over a scene featuring gay DJ Barbara Bach featuring male performers in female costumes and costumes. This scene was a parody of the picture ‘The Last Supper’.
Art director Thomas Jolly denied any such harassment, but he and others involved in the show faced severe online harassment, which was reported to the police.
Congratulations from Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s monumental final to win tennis gold, becoming only the fifth player to win a Golden Slam and an Olympic gold medal at all four majors.
Djokovic, 37, cheered loudly at the end of the Roland Garros tennis tournament, after which the teary-eyed Serb went into the players’ box, where he hugged his wife Jelena and two children.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the men’s singles final tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 4, 2024 (Dello Moreira/AFP)
The 24-time Grand Slam winner said, ‘There is no greater joy than representing your country.’
Alcaraz also had tears in his eyes. He said he had ‘disappointed Spain’.
Simone Biles bows down to ‘Queen’ Rebecca Andrazzi
Gymnast Simone Biles may have been the star of the show, but she was widely praised for bowing out to arch-rival Rebecca Andraji on the podium.
Biles said it was the ‘right thing to do’ as she and teammate Jordan Chiles won silver and gold respectively in the floor final, while Andraji took gold.
Biles said: ‘Rebecca is fantastic. She is the queen.’
USA’s Simone Biles (silver), Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade (gold) and USA’s Jordan Chiles (bronze) pose for a selfie during the Olympic Games on August 5, 2024 (Gabriel Boyes/AFP)
Ana Barboso of Romania was later awarded the bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Chile should not have been upgraded from the starting fifth position.
Nova Lyles wins
Nova Lyles won the gold medal in the men’s 100 meters at the Olympics with a margin of 9.79 seconds. It was a very tough race. He won by just 0.005 seconds against Jamaica’s Kushyn Thompson.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics on August 4, 2024 (Wang Zhou/AFP)
“I’m the best of them all,” Lyles said after the decision, made after seeing a photo of the race’s final lap. I am the strongest.’
Pakistan’s victory in the javelin throw competition
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the men’s javelin title, his country’s first individual gold medal at the Olympics. He set a new record in the Games by throwing the javelin with a distance of 92.97 meters.
India’s defending champion Neeraj Chopra finished second.
Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra of India, gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and bronze medalist Anderson Peters of Grenada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Kiral Kurdiavastava/AFP)
Arshad Nadeem said that when it comes to cricket matches and other sports, there is rivalry between the two countries but it is good for the youth of both countries to watch our game and follow us. This is a positive thing for both countries.’
North. South Korea’s Podium Selfie Goes Viral
Pictures of Olympic table tennis players from North and South Korea taking selfies together on the medal podium have gone viral in South Korea, hailing it as a unique show of cross-border unity.
After China’s gold medal in mixed doubles, South Korea won bronze and North Korea won silver medals. Later, South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon took a group photo after the medal ceremony.
Bronze medalist Lim Jong-hoon of South Korea takes a selfie with her cellphone on July 30, 2024, while gold medalists Wang Choqin of China, Sun Youngsha of China, silver medalist Ri Jong-suk of North Korea, on the podium on July 30, 2024. and North Korea’s Kim Kim Yong are present (Wang Yuan/AFP)
China’s winning team, consisting of North Korea’s Ri Jong-suk and Kim Kim-yong, South Korea’s Shin Yoo-bin, Team Wang Chuchen and Sun Yingsha Lim, were seen smiling in a group photo taken on Lim’s mobile phone.
“Selfie with the national papers of both Koreas and a Samsung mobile phone,” wrote South Korea’s major newspaper Jung Ing Albo.
When ‘Dreams Come True’ happened
14-year-old Arisa True from Australia won the women’s skateboarding park event and became her country’s youngest athlete to win a gold medal.
True completed an amazing, dangerous and fastest final round wearing a pink helmet. The audience, sitting in the sunshine of the Palais de la Concorde, gave him a standing ovation.
11-year-old Zeng Hao Hao, who was China’s youngest Olympic athlete, also participated in the event.
“Skateboarding in the Olympic Games is not much different from skateboarding in my neighborhood,” he told reporters. Only the attendance is higher.’
Gender-conflicted boxer beats ‘abuse’
Algerian boxer Eman Khalif, who was hit by gender controversy at the French Open Roland Garros, won the gold medal. She used her win to stand up against criticism and harassment, proudly saying, ‘I’m a woman like any other woman.’
Boxer Eman Khalif of Algeria after winning his fight against Angela Carini of Italy at the Paris Olympics on August 1, 2024 (Reuters)
Along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu Ting, who also competed in Paris, Khalif was disqualified from last year’s World Championships after failing a gender eligibility test.
However, he was allowed to participate in the competition in Paris. Thus paved the way for one of the biggest controversies in sports.
25-year-old Iman Khalif said, ‘I am fully qualified to participate in the competition. I am a woman like any other woman. I was born a woman and lived as a woman and competed as a woman.’
Five consecutive gold medals in a single event by a Cuban wrestler
Cuban wrestler Majin Lopez made history by winning five consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, more than any other wrestler such as Carl Lewis or Michael Phelps.
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After his victory, the nearly 42-year-old Cuban wrestler put his shoes in the middle of the mat, signifying his intention to retire.
He said, ‘Wrestling has been the love of my life all my life.’
A loose style of Turkish shooter
Olympic shooting silver medalist Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikech became famous overnight for his loose style during competition.
The shooter was attractively seen wearing normal glasses. He is wearing a team T-shirt and his left hand is in his trouser pocket.
Olympic silver medalist shooter Youssef Dikek shooting in the mixed team 10m air pistol category at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Yasin AK Gul/AFP)
Apart from the pistol, they did not have headphones, special glasses or any special equipment used by athletes.
A social media user wrote in his post, referring to the hero of the Bond films, James Bond, that ‘the name is Dekeche. Yusuf Dikech.’
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2024-08-13 09:13:10
