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You could be the flag team that hoisted the Olympic Flag upside down at the opening ceremony,” one user wrote. “EPIC FAIL: Hoisting the Olympic flag upside down at the opening of the world’s ...
You could be the flag team that hoisted the Olympic Flag upside down at the opening ceremony. #Paris2024 — Jonathan Jaworski (@jaworskijp) July 26, 2024. Bro the Olympic Flag is upside down
July 26, 2024 at 5:11 PM. The Olympic Flag is raised at Place du Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday in Paris. (Cameron Spencer/Pool/AFP/Getty Images) (CAMERON ...
2024 Summer Olympics. 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.
Next, the Olympic flag is carried horizontally (since the 1960 Summer Olympics) or vertically (when the ceremonies are held indoors) into the stadium and hoisted as the Olympic Hymn is played. In 2024, the flag was accidentally raised upside-down. The Olympic Charter states that the Olympic flag must "fly for the entire duration of the Olympic ...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses icons, flags, and symbols to elevate the Olympic Games. These symbols include those commonly used during Olympic competitions such as the flame, fanfare, and theme and those used throughout the years, such as the Olympic flag. The Olympic flag was created in 1913 under the guidance of Baron de ...
In another opening ceremony glitch Friday, the Olympic flag featuring the five rings was upside down when it was hoisted toward the end of the ceremony. “It’s regrettable," Adams said. "In a ...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, officially referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge. It spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County (Terra Ceia, Florida). The current Sunshine Skyway opened in 1987 and is the second ...