The Paris Olympic (Guest Post)

The Olympics is a mega sports event held in every 4 years. This time, it has been hosted in France. This is the 3^rd Olympic event that has been hosted in France. The first Olympic event was hosted in France dates all the way back to 1900, following the first Modern Olympic Event hosted in Athens, Greece, then 24 years (100 years before today) later the next Olympic event was hosted in France was in 1924.

France is located in the western part of Europe. Its capital is Paris, where the Olympics are being hosted. Paris is known as the city of Fashion, love, art, culture, architecture and monuments. The unique paintings and architecture in the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel are well known. There are a total of 35 stadiums in and around Paris where a sport will be held. All 35 stadiums are below:

Ø  Aquatics Centre (Artistic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo)

Ø  Bercy Arena (Gymnastics, Basketball, Trampolining)

Ø  Bordeaux Stadium (Football)

Ø  Champ de Mars Arena (Judo, Wrestling)

Ø  Château de Versailles (Equestrian, Modern Pentathlon)

Ø  Chateauroux Shooting Centre (Shooting)

Ø  Eiffel Tower Stadium (Beach Volleyball)

Ø  Elancourt Hill (Mountain Bike)

Ø  Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium (Football)

Ø  Grand Palais (Fencing, Taekwondo)

Ø  Hôtel de Ville (Marathon, Athletics)

Ø  Invalides (Archery/Athletics/Road Cycling)

Ø  La Beaujoire Stadium (Football)

Ø  La Concorde (3x3 Basketball/Breaking/BMX Freestyle/Skateboarding)

Ø  Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue (Climbing)

Ø  Golf National (Golf)

Ø  Lyon Stadium (Football)

Ø  Marseille Marina (Sailing)

Ø  Marseille Stadium (Football)

Ø  Nice Stadium (Football)

Ø  North Paris Arena (Boxing /Modern Pentathlon)

Ø  Parc des Princes (Football)

Ø  Paris La Defence Arena (Swimming/Water Polo)

Ø  Pierre Mauroy Stadium (Football)

Ø  Pont Alexandre III (Road Cycling/Triathlon/Marathon Swimming)

Ø  The Porte de la Chapelle Arena (Badminton/Rhythmic Gymnastics)

Ø  Stade Roland-Garros (Tennis/Boxing)

Ø  Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium (BMX)

Ø  Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome (Cycling Track)

Ø  South Paris Arena (Handball/Table Tennis/Volleyball/Weightlifting)

Ø  Stade de France (Athletics/Rugby Sevens)

Ø  Teahupo’o, Tahiti (Surfing)

Ø  Trocadéro (Athletics/Road Cycling)

Ø  Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium (Rowing/Canoe Sprint/Canoe Slalom)

Ø  Yves-du-Manoir Stadium (Hockey)

206 countries are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. 117 Athletes from India are participating in the Olympics. From Assam, Lovlina Borgohain is participating in boxing in her 2^nd Olympic Event. She got a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

My Hopes For India in the Olympics: I hope the 117 athletes (including Lovlina) from India will prevail and unleash their potential and do well in the Olympics and (hopefully) everyone will get a medal. Bronze, Silver or Gold or maybe nothing, Good luck India, try your best and show the world your full potential and power.