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An interesting countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics began today Saturday 2021. Only 1000 days to go before the world’s greatest athletes come together once more, all for the love of sports the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024. It is indeed a great honour for France to welcome the world’s greatest athletes to celebrate the power of sport and its values.
According to Olympics.com, the host city of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, Paris, is celebrating a big milestone.
“To mark the occasion, double Olympic champion, world record holder, and sub-two-hour marathoner Eliud Kipchoge is taking part in a mass marathon with 2000 members of the public on the streets of Paris on Sunday.
“The pursuit-style marathon sees participants divided up based on their ability with the slowest setting off first and fastest last. Kipchoge will then start last with a time penalty and attempt to catch whoever he can,” it said.
A Closing Ceremony tradition, the handoff of the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Paris, France Anne Hidalgo the next host city was done during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Planes were seen streaking overhead in Paris, France as part of the #Tokyo2020 summer games closing and hosting opportunity celebratory ceremony.
