Historic Triple for Jung and Celebrations for British
It was highly appropriate that the Princess Royal should present the team gold medal in eventing to Great Britain on a day when Germany’s individual Champion Michael Jung also wrote a little history. The Princess, an […]
“Sleight-of-Hand,” One-off Ceremony.
On paper, the concept was ultra-ambitious and likely to shatter traditions. For the Olympics returning to the city where a revival for the Modern era was suggested and put into action, it seemed like a fitting homecoming party after an absence of 100 years. […]
Do You Hear the People Sing?
At the climax of a truly unforgettable night, French Olympic heroes Teddy Riner from judo and athlete Marie-Jose Perec carried the final Torches. Triple Olympic champions both, they set the seal on what proved to be a truly unforgettable spectacle, despite heavy rain […]
Messing about in Boats from Beckham to Bateaux Mouches
A spectacular river cavalcade along the Seine will set in motion the Paris Olympic Games in a few hours. The exact details remain a tightly guarded secret but Ceremony Director Thomas Jolly has revealed that […]
Paris 2024 Under Way
Paris 2024 has begun. Spain beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in men’s football at the Parc de Princes. The first goal came shortly before the half hour by Marc Pubill. The Uzbeks levelled before half time with a penalty, given after consulting VAR (video assistant referee). It was converted by […]
Salma Hayek carries Flame at Palais de Versailles
Actress Salma Hayek has carried the Olympic Flame through the hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on what proved a spectacular day in the Relay. “It’s an unforgettable, unexpected and magical moment,” Hayek told Le Parisien. “This […]
Oldest surviving French Torchbearer carried Flame again at 99!
One of the first Frenchmen to carry the Olympic Flame has now become a Torchbearer again in 2024. 99 year old Daniel Rebiffé took the Torch in Étampes, some 50 kilometres southwest of Paris, on stage 64 of the Relay. […]
Lyon and Lille – Once Olympic Bid Cities
Lyon and Lille will stage Olympic events for the first time this week as part of Paris 2024, but both cities had previously bid for the Games in their own right. On Wednesday Iraq against Ukraine is the first of 11 Olympic football matches at the Stade Lyon. […]
Johnson’s Golden Spike Among Athletic Treasures on Display in Paris
A golden running shoe worn by Michael Johnson when he completed the 200m and 400m double in 1996 is to be put on display in Paris for the duration of the 2024 Olympics. Johnson set a world record when he won the 200m at […]
Kevan Gosper – Tribute from a Friend
On July 19, 2024, just as he was preparing to leave Australia to attend the Olympic Games in Paris. the Olympic Movement lost one of its most devoted supporters with the death of Richard Kevan Gosper. It was typical of Kevan that, even at the age of 90 […]