Why are athletics and swimming the king sports of the Olympics?

Why are athletics and swimming the king sports of the

During these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, 77,000 spectators will be able to attend the 48 athletics events, while two Olympic pools will host the 37 swimming events at the Paris La Défense Arena. Athletics and swimming, two sports that fill stadiums and aquatic complexes and send shivers down the spines of viewers. One Night at the Games puts these two sports in the spotlight. Economic benefits, work of the federations, media coverage, why are these sports unbeatable?

Australian Ariarne Titmus in the pool at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, July 29, 2024.

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  • Francoise MbangoRFI consultant for these Paris 2024 Games. Cameroonian athlete naturalized French, specialist in the triple jump. Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008, she is the only Cameroonian athlete in history, men and women combined, to have won a world or Olympic title.
  • Christophe Joussethead of RFI’s sports department.

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