The Olympic Games are about to begin. Paris is preparing to welcome delegations from all over the world who will compete to win the gold medal in the various disciplines and bring home the gold.
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On July 24, football will kick off the international competition. However, the inauguration will not take place until the 26th, when the entire city will turn out towards the River Seine, where the traditional parade of delegations will take place. This will be the first time that an inauguration will take place outside a stadium and promises to fill the French city with events to mark the start of the competitions.
The viral photo of the Eiffel Tower
The French capital has been preparing for a long time to welcome all the athletes and the great sporting event. With this, one of the emblems of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, was dressed with the Olympic rings to announce to the whole world the arrival of the games.
By coincidence of life and skill of photographer Greg Martin, A postcard was captured that is going around the world: the moon in the Parisian night was perfectly aligned with the Olympic rings that rest on the Tower and became part of the emblematic logo.
Several users on social media have reposted the photo that appears to show the star synchronizing with the hoops to welcome him to sports. This is beginning to create a sporting atmosphere just a few days before the start of the Olympic Games in which 206 Olympic committees will participate with around 10,500 athletes who will compete in the 32 sports that will take place in Paris.
Colombia at the Olympic Games
Colombia will be represented by 90 athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The country will compete in cycling, swimming, athletics, archery, weightlifting, wrestling, gymnastics, golf, canoeing, equestrian, fencing, sailing, triathlon, judo, skateboarding, artistic gymnastics, canoeing, sailing and triathlon.
In Tokyo 2020, national athletes won 5 medals and it is expected that this year a medal record will be broken for the tricolor delegation. This time, the only team sport that has qualified is women’s soccer, which will have 18 players. In addition, it will be the first time in history that Colombia has more women than men in an Olympic delegation.
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