Excitement as the 2024 Olympics climax at Stade De France, Paris
Paris city in France hosted the Olympic Games once again after 100 years. A total of 10,700 athletes from 206 countries were involved in this world’s biggest multi-sport fiesta, Uganda is inclusive. From its very start on a memorable evening on the Seine River to its spectacular finish inside the iconic Stade de France, these Olympic […] The post Excitement as the 2024 Olympics climax at Stade De France, Paris appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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Paris city in France hosted the Olympic Games once again after 100 years.
A total of 10,700 athletes from 206 countries were involved in this world’s biggest multi-sport fiesta, Uganda is inclusive.
From its very start on a memorable evening on the Seine River to its spectacular finish inside the iconic Stade de France, these Olympic Games Paris 2024 were spectacular.
On the evening of Sunday, 11th August 2024, the official closing ceremony marked the end of a return to the City of Light for the first time in 100 years.
There was a glittering farewell steeped in layers of French culture – and an official handover to the United States of America (USA), tagged LA 2028.
Newly-minted French icon Leon Marchand who four golds in the pool this Games, opened the ceremony under the Olympic cauldron before some 9,000 athletes paraded into the Stade de France.
The programme harkened back to the creation of the modern Games, by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach praised the athletes’ performances for “sparking excitement” around the world, but also nodded to a pivot in the Olympic movement – to “a new era.”
“The Olympic Games Paris 2024 were a celebration of the athletes and sport at its best,” Bach said during his speech.
“The first Olympic Games delivered fully under our Olympic Agenda reforms: younger, more urban, more inclusive, more sustainable. The first Olympic Games with full gender parity.”
He added, speaking directly to the athletes: “You showed us what greatness we humans are capable of. Thank you for making us dream.” Bach added.
Fire-works lit up the skies of Stade De France as the Mayor of Los Angeles officially received the Olympic flag.
During the closing ceremony, Uganda’s flag bearers were Rower Grace Kathleen Noble and long distance runner Oscar Chelimo as the rest of the athletes majestically marched.
Uganda won two medals; a gold in 10,000m by Joshua Cheptegei and a silver by Peruth Chemutai in the women’s 3000m steeple chase event.
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