2024-07-18 23:03:41
D-8. The Paris 2024 Olympics are approaching, and everything is speeding up. This Thursday, the Olympic Village opens its doors and welcomes its first athletes. Delegates from all over the world have landed in Saint-Denis, where they will live and prepare for the next three weeks. Opportunity for Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, to welcome them.
The image is symbolic. After seven years of work, the three-time Olympic canoe-kayak champion posed for a photo with members of the French team. On Twitter, he also posted a photo with Pieter Van den Hoogenband, the three-time Olympic gold medalist in 2000 and 2004, who will be the head of the Dutch delegation in Paris. The two men have a common story: they shared the front page of L’Equipe in 2000 after their Olympic titles on the same day in Sydney. So they happily come together to launch this 2024 adventure.
However, not all athletes have arrived yet. In full final preparation, they will arrive slowly until next week, before the first tests on Wednesday. The long-awaited opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday evening.
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