Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 News

[heywoodu 16,459]

5 hours ago, tirtha22 said:

North korea to punish Olympics Table tennis duo for smiling alongside South Korean athletes at the podium of Paris 2024 Olympic games

News like this really makes me wonder how much truth is in that. I mean, who reports it, some South Korean agency?  

[vovanA 210]

12 hours ago, heywoodu said:

News like this really makes me wonder how much truth is in that. I mean, who reports it, some South Korean agency?  

https://www.dailynk.com/english/smile-peril-north-korea-olympic-ideological-crackdown/

It's indeed South Korean media but other media totally distorted what they reported

[tirtha22 238]

Viral Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec files trademark for his famous Paris Olympics stance

[tirtha22 238]

Panipak “Tennis” Wongpattanakit, who won a gold medal for taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympics, travelled to Wat Sothonwararam Worawiharn in Chachoengsao on Thursday to fulfil her vow.

 

She had promised the temple’s deity, Luang Pho Sothon, 100,000 boiled eggs if she won gold at the Games.

 

Upon arrival, the temple’s abbot presented the gold medallist with a 9-inch brass statue of Luang Pho Sothon as well as a gold necklace with a gold-encased amulet of the deity.

 

The boiled eggs offered to the deity were later distributed to 20 schools in the province.

 

[hckošice 16,605]

The Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (SOŠV) had its reward ceremony today. Athletes who placed in the top six, received symbolic checks 

 

Bronze:

Matej Beňuš, Canoe Slalom, M C1, bronze, 40.000 eur

 

4th Place:
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Tennis, W Singles, 25.000 eur
Zuzana Paňková, Canoe Slalom, W C1, 25.000 eur
Vanesa Hocková, Shooting, W Skeet, 25.000 eur

 

5th Place:
Richard Tury, Skateboarding, M Street, 18.000 eur

 

6th Place:
2x Jakub Grigar, Canoe Slalom, M K1 & M Kayak-Cross, 2x12.000 eur = 24.000 eur
Danka Barteková, Shooting, W Skeet, 12.000 eur

 

 

[hckošice 16,605]

btw, for book collectors @rafalgorka : Part of the meeting was also the "baptism" of the fresh new book PARIS 2024, which is available on our libraries eshops from today.

 

Some images of the book available here

 

https://www.pantarhei.sk/555804-pariz-2024#preview

[rafalgorka 1,820]

16 minutes ago, hckošice said:

btw, for book collectors @rafalgorka : Part of the meeting was also the "baptism" of the fresh new book PARIS 2024, which is available on our libraries eshops from today.

 

Some images of the book available here

 

https://www.pantarhei.sk/555804-pariz-2024#preview

Thanks for the info! I will buy it for sure.

I already have two German Paris 2024 books, very good ones.

[De_Gambassi 1,369]

Paris 2024 will turn a (small) profit. But a profit nevertheless.

 

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/paris-2024-les-organisateurs-annoncent-un-resultat-budgetaire-excedentaire-de-26-8-millions-d-euros_6932234.html

 

Also the overall budget only increased a little bit from the original planing. From 3,807 billions in 2018 to 4,481 in 2024

 

 

[Grassmarket 4,274]

7 hours ago, De_Gambassi said:

Paris 2024 will turn a (small) profit. But a profit nevertheless.

 

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/paris-2024-les-organisateurs-annoncent-un-resultat-budgetaire-excedentaire-de-26-8-millions-d-euros_6932234.html

 

Also the overall budget only increased a little bit from the original planing. From 3,807 billions in 2018 to 4,481 in 2024

 

 

Well done, that is great news.  Hopefully it encourages other European cities to keep bidding. 

 

However it also.proves you need high ticket sales which are less likely in LA & Brisbane.

[JoshMartini007 2,860]

On 10/3/2024 at 10:44 AM, hckošice said:

received symbolic checks

Hopefully they received actual checks too