They are approaching Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the city of light continues to finalize details to receive athletes from all over the world who will compete in each discipline.
The aquatic center that will be used for the development of the games had its official inauguration this Thursday and attendees, including Emmanuel Macron, They lived a curious moment that has quickly gone around the world.
Tremendous scare
In one of the opening events, the diving exhibition, a mistake by one of the athletes who slipped on his diving board, was recorded by cameras and quickly went viral on the internet.
Among those attending the event were French President Emmanuel Macron and the Minister of Sports of France Amélie Oudéa- Castéra that made an appearance at the new aquatic complex of Saint-Denison the outskirts of the capital.
Alexis Jandard, the athlete who had this funny episode, stated that the fall had left him with small injuries. The sports minister called him to ask about these consequences.
“Everything is fine, I wasn't hurt, there was a little blood but it's not serious,” he mentioned about the scrape on his back he had as a result of the incident.
In addition, the curious episode was taken with humor. “I fell in front of the president of the republic, I fell in front of all of France.”
Later, in his Instagram stories, he thanked everyone for their concern after the event.
“I want to thank you for all the messages that have come to me. I would like to respond to everyone, but I do want to thank each one because this is important to me.”
The 26-year-old diver Frances is qualified for the Paris games in the 3-meter synchronized event, which he was demonstrating on Thursday. Jandard was bronze in the World Swimming Games in 2023.
The aquatic complex
The stage in which this curious event took place will host the jumping, synchronized swimming and classification events in the Olympic Games. water polo.
The complex is a wave-shaped wooden structure, the largest convex structure in the world and will house 5,000 spectators, becoming the largest stage in France for these sports.
In addition, the innovative design of the complex will allow the 70-meter pool in the center to be divided in two by a central walkway to be used in different disciplines such as diving and synchronized swimming. The energy will be supplied by 5,000 square meters of solar panels and will be heated using biomass.
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