The Olympics are just around the corner

It was a great few months for sports enthusiasts around the world. The T20 Cricket World Cup, Euro and Copa America in Football, Wimbledon and French Open in Tennis, British Grand Prix in Formula 1, etc.

And top of all we are just a few hours before the biggest and elite sporting celebration on Earth, The Olympics! The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11.

• Paris Olympics will be the 33rd edition of the modern Olympic Games, which was first started in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

• There will be 10,714 Athletes from, 206 nations, competing in 329 events in 32 sports. Global event.

• This year's Olympics in Paris is special, as it will become only the second city after London to organize the Summer Olympics three times, in 1900 and 1924.

• This year will be more notable as there will be exactly 50% male and 50% female athletes, going towards gender equality. And a new sport breakdancing will also be introduced.

• A grand opening ceremony is going to be held on the 26th of July at GMT+2 on the banks of the Seine River, outside for the second time.

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• As I said earlier modern Olympic games were started in 1896, with 13 countries competing in 43 events. But over the years this has transformed to touch every corner, with various sports, and further developed with Winter, Para, and Youth Olympics.

• Anyway, the history goes back to 776 BC, to Olympia, Greece. The ancient Greeks engaged in these games to honor Zeus. There were games like running, long jump, shot put, javelin, etc according to the sources.

• In the history of the Olympics, along with the great improvements, great athletes, and insane performances we have seen some horrific news as well. Especially in Munich in 1972, there was an incident in which 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were killed by a Palestinian terrorist group.

Michael Phelps

• According to my knowledge, Michael Phelps can be regarded as the best Olympian of all time. I was lucky to witness him performing in our era.

He is a swimming legend who appeared in 5 times (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016) and has bagged 28 medals overall. The highest by any athlete. His performance in 2008 is legendary, having 8 gold medals (400-meter Individual Medley, 4x100-meter Freestyle Relay, 200-meter Freestyle, 200-meter Butterfly, 4x200-meter Freestyle Relay, 200-meter Individual Medley, 100-meter Butterfly, 4x100-meter Medley Relay.

• And in the recent history we can't forget the legendary sprinter Usain Bolt. He is one of the greatest sprinters in Olympic history, cherished for his speed, personality, and iconic celebration.

He competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016) and has won 8 Olympic gold medals across, 100m, 200m and 100*4 relay. He holds world records in the 100 meters (9.58 seconds) and 200 meters (19.19 seconds), 4x100 meters relay with a time of 36.84 seconds.

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