Sooner or later, everything comes to an end, and so did the2024Paris Olympics. However, after the 329 events in 32 sports that it offered, athletes and spectators alike are left with memories worthy of a lifetime.So to recap the prestigious competition, we have collected the wild reactions people from across the globe have shared on social media. From highlighting easy-to-missfashion statementsto joining passionate celebrations, here are thememesthat capture the emotions of this remarkable event.This post may includeaffiliate links.
Sooner or later, everything comes to an end, and so did the2024Paris Olympics. However, after the 329 events in 32 sports that it offered, athletes and spectators alike are left with memories worthy of a lifetime.
So to recap the prestigious competition, we have collected the wild reactions people from across the globe have shared on social media. From highlighting easy-to-missfashion statementsto joining passionate celebrations, here are thememesthat capture the emotions of this remarkable event.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
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“Humanity is beautiful when it comes together,“saidtheater and opera director Thomas Jolly of his stadium show about celebrating “respect and tolerance” in a fragile world.
The opening ceremony, which featured Celine Dion singing Piaf from the Eiffel Tower, was overwhelmingly adored in France (one pollshowed86% of French people consider it a success).However, some of the organizers' creative team, including the director Jolly, were under special protection because of online death threats that followed it.
The opening ceremony, which featured Celine Dion singing Piaf from the Eiffel Tower, was overwhelmingly adored in France (one pollshowed86% of French people consider it a success).
However, some of the organizers' creative team, including the director Jolly, were under special protection because of online death threats that followed it.
In the end, however, things went smoothly. Appearing on the Paris stage with the US gold-medallist gymnast Simone Biles,Los AngelesMayor Karen Bass was the first black female mayor to receive the Olympic flag.She had acknowledged before the closing ceremony that the French capital had set a high bar but reassured her city was a worthy successor.
In the end, however, things went smoothly. Appearing on the Paris stage with the US gold-medallist gymnast Simone Biles,Los AngelesMayor Karen Bass was the first black female mayor to receive the Olympic flag.
She had acknowledged before the closing ceremony that the French capital had set a high bar but reassured her city was a worthy successor.
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