The Paris Olympics are open! China's "Tomato Red" and Canada's "Fat Cow Red" are on the same boat! There was a heavy rainstorm at the scene, and the sports superstars were all drenched in soup
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have officially begun! The Olympics have finally begun amid a series of eye-opening and outrageous incidents, such as in the river, a strike by medal-making staff, the construction of venues being stepped up the day before the Games, and the lack of security at all.
And what we Chinese are most concerned about is nothing more than the Chinese and Canada delegations! The 41st appearance of the Chinese sports delegation, the Chinese sports delegation sent a total of 405 athletes to participate in the Paris Olympic Games, including 136 male athletes and 269 female athletes. The average age of the athletes is 25 years old, with the oldest being 37 years old and the youngest being only 11 years old. A total of 42 Olympic champions will return to the Games, with 223 competing for the first time. They will compete in a total of 30 events, 42 sub-events, and 236 sub-events.
Canada was crowned with Olympic champions Maude Charron and Andre de Grasse holding Maple Leaf Chinese Restaurant aloft, and the Canada Olympic team qualified for the Paris Olympics. Canada also has nearly 200 athletes participating in the Games.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team won a total of 38 gold medals, ranking second in the medal table. For the hope of winning the championship, the first is the Chinese team's absolute advantage in table tennis and diving, for these two events, the Chinese team's goal is to win all the gold medals, if they get their wish, the Chinese team will win 13 gold medals. In table tennis, if Ma Long wins another gold, he will become the first person in the history of China's Olympic Games to win gold medals.
In the diving event, the duel between Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, two young "veterans", is very eye-catching, and with the return of Tom ·Daley, there is suspense about whether the Chinese diving team can take away the men's double 10-meter platform championship from him, which is also considered to be a major obstacle for the Chinese diving team to win 8 golds.
And in Canada, as part of the unique opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, flag bearers led nearly 200 athletes representing Canada. As the boat carrying Canada athletes passed through the parade, it rained heavily in Paris.
Despite the increasing rain, Canada bravely stood on the top floor of the boat and waved to the crowd. More than 200 participating countries took the boat to the race, passing by landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral, before arriving at the Trocadero Square.
Interestingly, Canada participated in the opening ceremony on the same boat as Chile and China, but the Canada athletes in bright red bomber jackets and China's tomato red are really a bit similar~
Canada Prime Minister Justin · Trudeau said in a statement: "Over the next two weeks, more than 330 athletes will represent Team Canada in 28 sports, including swimming, track and field, table tennis and more. With unparalleled athleticism, sportsmanship and talent, our athletes will cement their legendary status and inspire the next generation of Canada. ”
"Special congratulations to Maude Charron and Andre De Grasse on their appointment as Canada Team Opening Flag Bearers. You have all won gold medals for our country, and now you will shoulder our flag. ”
At the beginning of the opening ceremony, the audience watched a video on a giant screen on the banks of the Seine, showing different people carrying torches through Paris. When a boat emerges from the water, there are cheers on the riverbank, and the torch is carried by a young boy. As the ship passed under the bridge, a cloud of red, white and blue rose over the torch.
On Friday morning, France's high-speed train network was hit by coordinated acts of vandalism such as arson and graffiti, which made the day's celebrations off to a bad start. Many fans wore plastic ponchos and came out in droves to join the celebrations, despite the inclement weather.
About two hours before the opening ceremony, the stands by the river slowly filled with people, and many fans held umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain. Sirens and whistles can be heard in the distance, another sign of security measures throughout the city. The measures include the closure of Charles de Gaulle Airport and the restriction of airspace over the festivities. Many spectators wore red, white and blue costumes of the France flag or painted the France flag on their faces. Others waved their country's flags in the stands.