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The Olympia (French pronunciation:; commonly known as L'Olympia or in the English-speaking world as Olympia Hall) [2] is a concert venue in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France, located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines, equally distancing Madeleine church and Opéra Garnier, 300 metres (980 ft) north of Vendôme square.
Indonesia left Paris with three medals (two golds and one bronze), two medals fewer than its previous Olympic appearance in 2020. [4] Despite this, the 2024 Games was the first time since 1992 that Indonesia won two gold medals, achieved by Veddriq Leonardo in the speed category of sport climbing and Rizki Juniansyah in weightlifting. Both were ...
A comprehensive guide to the Paris Olympics, detailing the events and highlights of the international multi-sport event.
This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and other venues in Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti in the overseas country of French Polynesia. Competition began on 24 July with the first matches in the group stages of football and rugby sevens events.
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, was an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
Indonesia first participated in the Olympic Games in 1952 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for two; in 1964 due to controversy around the 1962 Asian Games when they banned Israel and the then-internationally recognized Republic of China which resulted in a ban for their track and field team, and in 1980, when they participated in the U.S.-led ...
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July 2024 across Paris, beginning at 19:30 CEST (17:30 UTC).As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings included an artistic program showcasing the culture of the host country and city, the parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
Although the IOC listed Telesport Russia as the nominal rights holder for Russia, [4] the main Russian and Belarusian broadcasters were not officially showing the Games in protest of the sanctions imposed on the two countries, which led to a reduced quota of 32 athletes that were listed as neutrals: Belarus and Russia last refused to purchase the broadcasting rights in 1984.