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At the modern Olympic Games, as of the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Paralympics, eight Olympic or Paralympic athletes and six horses have died as a result of competing in or practicing their sport at Games venues; three other deaths were potentially a result of competition.
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, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
Pre's Rock, a memorial to Steve Prefontaine who died after finishing 4th in the 1972 Olympic 5000 m Memorial to Bronisław Malinowski, who died one year after winning an Olympic gold medal Plaque commemorating Ryan Shay, who died while running the 2008 United States Olympic trials marathon. A number of athletics competitors have died during ...
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. ... thrower (1976, 1980) and sports commentator. [78 ...
People who have died as a result of participating in, training for, or attending sporting events. Subcategories This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running. [5]
10/6/2024 Ironman 70.3 Calella-Barcelona Calella TBD Swim Taiwan Mr. Liu [5] 65 9/22/2024 Force 2024 Hualien Triathlon Hualien County Drowning Swim UK John Sanders [6] 61 8/24/2024 Triathlon England National Club Relays Nottinghamshire TBD After US Richard DiStefano [7] 65 8/18/2024 Cazenovia New York TBD Swim US Lazar Đukić [8] 28 8/8/2024
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.