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The Summer Games returned to the traditional four-year Olympiad cycle, after the 2020 edition was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Paris 2024 featured the debut of breaking as an Olympic sport, [7] and was the final Olympic Games held during the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach. [8] The 2024 Games were expected to cost €9 billion.
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]
Tola's lead was out to 27 seconds. Seconds later, Kipruto looked around at the situation and suddenly was losing contact. With a kilometre to go, Abdi brought the gap down to 17 seconds. Tola finished with the time 2:06:26 and setting a new Olympic record. 21 seconds later, Abdi finished for silver 13 seconds ahead of Kipruto.
Competition began two days before the opening ceremony on 26 July, and ended on 11 August 2024. [3]On 29 July, the weather in Tahiti turned dangerous towards the end of round 3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the cancellation of the women's third round.
2 August 2024: 10:05 10:55 12:15 18:00 20:50: 100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres: 3 August 2024: 10:05 10:55 13:40 19:10 21:45: 110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres
Former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jason Kelce and wife Kylie watch the women's field hockey match between Argentina and the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed ...
In 2024, the wide, wide world of sports saw repeat champions, first-time titlists, a grand Paris summer and some epic fails. The winners and losers:
Paris restores glory to the Olympic Games. Many of Clark’s WNBA colleagues spent their summer vacation maintaining the United States’ dominance in international play, winning Olympic gold in a ...