Paris Olympics 2024: This time 206 countries will participate in the Maha Kumbh of the Games, there will be a fierce competition for medals between 10 thousand 500 athletes, know the interesting things about the mega event

Paris Olympics 2024: The great sports event i.e. Olympics will be organized in Paris, the capital of the European country France, from 26 July to 11 August. During this, 10,500 athletes from around 206 countries around the world will compete for medals in 329 events of 32 sports. Talking about India, this time a total of 120 athletes will participate in various events in the Olympic Games and will also stake their claim to win medals. Let us know about some interesting information related to the Paris Olympics.

Let us tell you that for the first time in history, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will not be held in the stadium. On July 26, 2024, thousands of players from all countries will parade in boats on a 6-kilometer route of the Seine River flowing through Paris. Earlier there was a plan to allow 6 lakh people to watch this grand event. But now the government says that only 3 lakh invited guests will be allowed to come there.

Events will start before the opening ceremony

It is worth noting that the events will start from July 24 before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. During this time, most of the athletics events will be held at the Olympic Stadium – Stade de France, built on the outskirts of Paris.

For the first time, events of these games will be held

This time breaking (break dancing) has also been included in the Paris Olympics 2024. Apart from this, for the first time, there will also be events of skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing played in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Russia was not allowed to participate!

It is worth noting that the International Olympic Committee has banned the teams of Russia and Belarus from the Paris Olympics 2024. Although their players can participate as neutral athletes, they will not get the honor of the national flag in the opening ceremony and medal ceremony. Israel has been allowed to send its team.