AP PHOTOS: Paris Olympics venues mix history and modernity and showcase cultural heritage
PARIS (AP) — Iconic or historic venues are at the heart of the Paris Olympics — organizers want the event to be about the spectacle as well as the sports.
Athletics stars will speed along an eye-catching new purple track at the Stade de France national stadium. Tennis players will vie for medals on the trademark clay courts of Roland Garros, home to the French Open.
Horse riders will race through the once-royal gardens of Versailles. Breakdancers, BMX riders and skaters will compete beneath an ancient Egyptian obelisk at the square where France’s last king and queen were beheaded.
The 135-year-old Eiffel Tower forms the backdrop for beach volleyball, wrestling and judo. Triathletes are scheduled to swim in the Seine River, past Paris landmarks.
And surfers will ride the world’s most legendary wave s, across the planet in Tahiti, in French Polynesia.
Related articles
Seattle Kraken expected to name Dan Bylsma as coach, AP source says
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken are expected to name Dan Bylsma as their coach, according to a per2024-05-29Christopher Reeve Super/Man documentary
Christopher Reeve documentary - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story - is set to be released in ci2024-05-29Online reading or offline clubs? Young Chinese embrace both in digital era
Traveling more than 1,000 kilometers from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to Beijing, literature l2024-05-29- Director David Cronenberg returned to the south of France to premiere his new film The Shrouds, earn2024-05-29
World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls
GENEVA (AP) — Member countries kicked off the World Health Organization’s annual assembly on Monday2024-05-29Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Defending national champion South Carolina has another splashy opening planned2024-05-29
atest comment