9 Amazing Moments You May Have Missed From The Paris Olympics
As the 2024 Paris Olympics draw to a close, swipe for a look back at some of the most memorable moments from this year’s summer games.
As the 2024 Paris Olympics draw to a close, swipe for a look back at some of the most memorable moments from this year’s summer games.
1. Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin learned the medal-biting tradition on the podium after winning silver
2. Team USA gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in an iconic moment
3. Boxers Imane Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting from Taiwan rose above hateful attacks and won gold
4.Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba made history as the first refugee athlete to ever win an Olympic medal
Cameroonian Boxer Cindy Djankeu Ngamba has made history by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to ever win an Olympic medal.
Ngamba was born in Cameroon and moved to England in 2009 when she was 11.
When she was 18, Ngamba came out as gay.
This meant she was unable to return back to Cameroon nor represent the country, because it is illegal to be LGBTQ.
“Being a refugee to me means a life-changing opportunity. A lot of refugees out there all around the world have so many potentials, but they don’t have that the doors open for them yet. It’s a big family, all around the world,” she said.
“I don’t see myself as a role model. I see myself just like any human being, anyone that has a goal or aims in life. And I’m just trying to pursue it, just like anybody else”
The 25-year-old athlete won a bronze medal on Thursday, Aug. 8, after she was defeated by Panama’s Atheyna Bylon 4-1 in the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals are both rewarded bronze medals in elite boxing.
This is the first medal for the Refugee team, which first debuted in the 2016 Rio Games.
5.This Brazil football fan started chanting “Free Palestine” after an Israeli Fan kept taunting him with “No politics”
A Brazil fan at the Israel vs Mali men’s football game at the Paris Olympics was interrupted by an Israeli supporter mid-interview.
Parc des Princes in Paris hosted Israel vs Mali on Wednesday, July 24.
While the fan was giving his account of the match, he was interrupted by an Israel supporter who said not to add politics.
Talking to Finnish TV Yleurheilu, the fan begins talking about the game, saying, “I thought, in the beginning, Israel was better, but now Mali is destroying them.”
As he says this, an Israeli man hears and assumes that the man is talking about the current genocide occurring in Gaza and begins to repeat, “No politics here”.
Becoming agitated, the fan explains that he is only talking about football.
However, the Israeli supporter does not understand and continues to tell him, "No politics here."
The Brazil fan then starts chanting, “Free, free Palestine,” and does it in tune with his blowhorn from the game.
6. British diver Tom Daley brought his knitting back to the Olympic stands
British diver Tom Daley, who is competing in his fifth Olympic Games, has been spotted knitting once again in the stands in Paris.
30-year-old Daley was in the stands to cheer for fellow British divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen during the women’s 3 meter synchronized springboard event on Saturday, July 27.
Daley is an avid knitter, saying it helps with stress relief.
7. Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis broke his own record and then recreated Turkish sportshooter Yusuf Dikec’s pose
8. Snoop Dogg became the unofficial mascot of the Paris Olympics
9. Olympians immortalized wins and reunions with selfies on every podium
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