Tag: history
Robots to take photos of the Olympics: “We see everything from above”
The end of the Paris Olympic Games is approaching, it will be Sunday evening with the traditional closing ceremony. A lot of vagueness, a lot of mystery and secrets about…
France – Spain: a 2024 Olympic final for history
For the first time since 1984, the French football team is in the final of the Olympic Games against Spain this Friday, August 9 at 6 p.m. This is a…
2024 Olympics – Climbing: Frenchman Bassa Mawem withdraws, Indonesian Veddriq Leonardo in history
For the first time in the history of the Games, climbing was given a specific speed event. Frenchman Bassa Mawem, who will be 40 in three months, was among the…
The legacy of the Games: what will remain of Paris 2024?
At the end of each Olympic Games, the question arises: what now? When Paris 2024 officials embarked on the adventure of bidding for the Games, they did so, they say,…
Political Olympics: what is the link between Olympic events and geopolitical issues?
World wars, Nazism, segregation, economic crises, the geopolitical dimension of sport and the Olympic Games is no longer in doubt. How do history and politics influence the Olympic Games and…
This is where the craziest 100 meters in history ended – the controversial showman won without leading even a meter | Olympics
Paris Olympics on channels 26.7.–11.8. Go to the competition website here. You can find the entire program of the games here. The 100-meter final races are always the climax of…
This athlete will compete in the Paralympic Games and make history
At 29, Brazilian Bruna Alexandre is only the seventh athlete to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The first Paralympic Games were organized in 1948 by the British…
Embroidered with over 10,000 crystals, Simone Biles’ leotard is the most expensive in Olympic history – and it has a secret
She shines in every gymnastics event. American athlete Simone Biles once again wowed spectators at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, appearing in a leotard adorned with countless Swarovski crystals. Her…
Deadpool & Wolverine achieves what no other film in the history of cinema has ever achieved – and it gets even better
After The Marvels turned out to be the biggest box office flop of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the latest film from the mega-franchise is breaking numerous records. Since its theatrical…
Swimming: Katie Ledecky won her ninth gold – the best in Olympic history
It was Ledecky’s second gold in Paris and came on a special date for the American 27-year-old. It was on August 3 that she won her first Olympic gold in…