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by Editor Miro Susta
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 26th of July
Part two “From Handball to Wrestling” - (If interested, click here for Part one).
Today, 26th July 2024, the 33rd Summer Olympic Games will kick off in Paris. For the first time, the opening ceremony will not take place inside a stadium, but in the centre of Paris and with boats on a 6km route along the famous Seine River!
On this day, the French capital will be transformed into a gigantic stadium and the largest sports stage. The traditional parade of athletes will pass the most famous Parisian landmarks in boats on the Seine.
On the evening of 26th August, the famous Olympic flame will end its long journey from Athens to Paris at the Jardin des Tuileries, where it will burn during the Olympic Games until 11th August 2024.
'La Conciergerie' by Jean-Charles Mudet
During planning for the ceremony, care was taken to ensure that the largest possible audience, an estimated 600,000 people, could attend and that most visitors would not have to pay an entrance fee.
An estimate of 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team will take part at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games — and for the first time ever, the split will be 50% men and 50% women.
The Olympic Games are expected to draw around fifteen million visitors.
The athletes will compete for the highly prestigious Olympic Medals in following sports:
Archery, Artistic gymnastics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, 3x3 basketball, Beach volleyball, BMX racing, Boxing, Breakdance, Canoeing, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Mountain biking, Open water swimming, Rhythmic gymnastics, Road cycling, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Scate boarding, Sport climbing, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Track cycling, Trampolining, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water jumping, Water polo, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
HANDBALL
The beginning of handball is considered to be 29th October 1917, when the head gymnastics coach in Berlin, Max Heiser, decided that the game he had designed for women in 1915, ‘goalball’, should be called ‘handball’ in future.
'Handball' by Dusan Ignac
Handball first became part of the Olympic programme in 1936 (as field or grass handball) and was a demonstration sport at the Helsinki 1952 Games but has only officially returned to it in Munich 1972 (as indoor Handball) and in Montreal 1976 with the premiere of the women's tournament.
'Handball' by Rainer Mueller
Since then, handball has not been absent from any Games. Historically, France has been the most successful country among the men with three gold medals, while Denmark has also won three times in the women's event.
JUDO
Judo is more than just a sport. Judo was created in Japan in the 19th century, by combining a variety of different forms of fighting. In the present time, it is estimated that over forty million people across the planet participate in this sport.
The judo values: Courtesy, honesty, respect, modesty, courage, self-control, friendship, helpfulness, seriousness, and appreciation.
'Judoka' by Rainer Mueller
Judo has been an Olympic sport continuously since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics except for 1968 in Mexico City. Seven men's and seven women's weight classes will be contested in Paris. There will also be a mixed team competition.
Unsurprisingly, Japan, the home of the sport, is also the leading country in this sport, having historically racked up forty-eight gold, twenty-one silver and twenty-seven bronze Olympic medals.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
In this racing cycling sport, bikers leave the paved roads and cycle across the terrain. There are hardly any paths that cannot be ridden on.
'The leader' by Benny Pettersson
Since 1996, the mountain bike cross-country race for men and women has been included in the programme of the Summer Olympic Games.
The traditional mountain bike superpowers are Switzerland and France.
OPEN WATER SWIMMING
Open water marathon swimming became the last swimming discipline to be included in the Olympic programme when the 10km race was included at the 2008 Beijing Games.
'Swimming race' by Halit Kartal
The Seine River will host the open water swimming events during the Games.
It is estimated that the fastest men will complete the ten kilometres in less than one hour and fifty minutes, and the fastest women will cross the finish line in less than two hours.
RHYTMIC GYMNASTICS
As the younger sister of artistic gymnastic, rhythmic gymnastics did join the Olympics in Los Angeles 1984.
'Rhythmic Gymnastics' by Anna Wan
Eastern European countries and particularly Russia heavily dominate in this sport; Russia for example has taken home ten out of seventeen titles since rhythmic gymnastics joined the Olympic programme.
ROAD CYCLING
Road cycling has always been a part of the Olympic programme since the very beginning in 1896. The Olympics road cycling includes a time trial and mass start road race.
'Cycling in the dust' by Carlo Beretta
For the mass start race there will be an equal number of men and women participants with ninety men and ninety women racers.
For the first time in Olympic history, thirty-five women and thirty-five men will share the same course and same distance for the time trial race.
'Cycling activity' by Louise Xie
Distinctive in length – 273 km for the men and 158 km for the women – the Paris road race courses will be challenging for their rolling profile, a final climb up Montmartre and their technical nature, with cobbled streets and tightly winding sections to negotiate on the last part of the course before returning to the Trocadéro.
'Race' by Milan Malovrh
Can you believe that incredible 41.81 kilometres per hour was the average speed of this year's (2024) Tour de France winner over a total distance of 3’497 kilometres within twenty-one racing days?
Great Britain has won a total of one hundred Olympic cycling medals (thirty-eight gold, thirty-five silver, twenty-seven bronze), putting them just ahead of France's ninety-three medals on the all-time table.
ROWING
Rowing was originally used as a means of transport in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. It only became a sport in England between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century.
The first major rowing competition took place in 1820, which is now known as the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and is held annually.
'Armony' by Francisco Jose Lopez Fernandez
Rowing was not absent from any Olympic Games except the first in 1896. In Montréal 1976, the women's events were included in the competitions. Both men and women compete in a total of seven categories, which differ primarily in the number of crew members.
The rowing competitions are scheduled to run at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne around 36 km east of Paris.
'Rowing masterclass' by Pierre Bacus
USA rowers have earned eighty-nine rowing medals since the 1900 Olympics, the most of any nation. Americans have won thirty-three gold, thirty-two silver and twenty-four bronze medals.
RUGBY
The game of rugby was originally invented at rugby school in England. A boy named William Webb Ellis was impatient when playing football and decided to carry the ball with his hands.
'Rugby' by Cesar March
This simple action was to become the basis for the new game, which quickly gained popularity. In the years that followed, the rules of the game evolved, and the first rugby clubs were founded.
Although rugby made its debut at the 1900 Olympics, it dropped out of the programme after 1924 Games and did not return until the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
'Chaos on the Field' by Darlene Hewson
In the men's event, each Fiji and USA players have won twice in a row, while Australia and New Zealand have been victorious in the women's event.
SAILING
Sailing was included in the programme at the first Games in 1896, but the races were cancelled due to severe weather conditions. Since then, however, except for 1904, it has always been in competition.
The sailing competitions will head for the Mediterranean. The start will be in the Roucas-Blanc harbour in the city of Marseille where five men's, four women's and one mixed event will be held.
'Full speed race' by Marc Pelissier
Great Britain leads the Olympic sailing medal tally with a combined total of sixty-three medals (thirty gold), followed by the USA with sixty-one medals (nineteen gold) and France with fifty-one medals (seventeen gold).
SCATE BOARDING
One of the latest Olympic sports is skateboarding, which made its debut in Tokyo in 2021.
'High Jump' by Antonyus Bunjamin (Abe)
There are two men's and two women's categories. Three of the four events have been dominated by Japanese athletes, who may well be among the favourites in Paris.
SURFING
Surfing made its Olympic debut in 2021 at the most recent Games in Tokyo. This year's competition is scheduled to take place on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
'Breakthrough' by Jie Cheng
The gold medal is to be defended by Brazil in the men's and by the USA in the women's event.
'Surf's Up!' by Annie Poreider
SWIMMING
Swimming has been a regular part of Olympic programme since its very beginning in 1896, when only four men's categories were competed.
The nation that is widely recognized as the best at swimming in the Olympics is the USA. Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games, USA has been dominating the sport of swimming with a total of 520 medals won, 246 of them gold. This is more than double the number of medals won by the second-ranked country, Australia.
'Start' by Milan Malovrh
USA swimmer Michael Phelps has so far won the most medals at the Olympic Games, a total of twenty-eight, including twenty-three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Around 850 male and female swimmers will compete in thirty-five events at the Games.
TAEKWONDO
The combat sport of taekwondo had its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, after previously being a demonstrational sport in 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Both men and women wrestle in four weight classes.
'Taekwondo' by Dusan Ignac
TABLE TENNIS
Table tennis has its roots in 19th century England, where it evolved from the so-called "wall tennis". The first official table tennis tournament was organized in London in 1901, making it one of the oldest organized sports in the world.
'Serving 2' by Steven Zhou
Table tennis has been competing at the Olympic Games since 1988 in men's and women's singles and doubles, as well as in mixed doubles. China is the most successful country with twenty-four gold from maximum possible twenty-eight gold medals.
TENNIS
Tennis was part of the Olympic Games from the very beginning in 1896 until 1924, when it was removed from the programme.
'Ready to strike' by Yun Wang
It was reintroduced to the tournament programme in Seoul in 1988 and has been an integral part of the competition ever since. It is divided into five categories - men's and women's singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles. In Paris, the event will be played at the famous Roland Garros courts.
The USA has been the world's most successful tennis nation at the Olympics, with a total of seventeen gold, thirteen silver and nine bronze medals.
TRACK CYCLING
Track cycling has been part of the Olympic programme since the beginning of the Olympic Games in 1896. Women have been competing in the track events from 1988. The events include the keirin, omnium, madison, team pursuit, individual sprint, and team sprint.
'The American dream' Bruno Flour
Great Britain has a total of one hundred Olympic medals in cycling, ranking just ahead of France in the historical table with a total of ninety-three medals.
TRIATHLON
Triathlon is one of the youngest Olympic sports, having made its debut in 2000 at the Sydney Games. Since then, the men's and women's individual events have been held every year.
'Triathlon' by Barbara Orienti
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the mixed team relay made its debut, and the event will continue in Paris.
The race starts with a 1.5 km swimming, continues with a 40 km cycling and ends with a 10 km running. Three races are on the schedule.
'Calatrava's Triathlon' by Cesar March
Great Britain leads the Olympic medal table in this sport with three gold, three silver and two bronze medals ahead of Switzerland with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
WATER POLO
Water polo is a ball game played by two teams (each 6+1 players) in the water. It combines speed, explosiveness, endurance, accuracy, strength, and team spirit. Water polo made its debut at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. Twelve teams will play in the men's division and ten teams in the women's division.
'Water polo 2' by Dusan Ignac
Hungary has won the most Olympic gold medals in water polo, nine in total, with its men's team winning nine titles. Hungary also has the most medals in the sport at the Olympics, with fifteen, also including three silver and one bronze.
'Attack' by Amir Hossein Kamali | امیرحسین کمالی
The USA is the only non-European team to win Olympic medals in water polo. The women’s team won all three titles.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting is one of the oldest sports practised in the ancient Olympic Games. Olympic weightlifting is a sport in which the athlete must lift as much weight as possible through two lifts - the snatch and the jerk. Weightlifting was introduced at the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896, and has been present during every Game except for three events in 1900, 1908 and 1912.
'It's crossfit, baby!' by Constantin Shestopalov
Since 2000, women have been admitted to the weightlifting competitions. Medals are awarded for weightlifting results in five weight categories for both men and women. Former Soviet Union leads the Olympic medal table in weightlifting with thirty-nine gold, twenty-one silver and two bronze medals ahead of China with thirty-eight gold, sixteen silver and eight bronze and USA with sixteen gold, seventeen silver and eleven bronze medals.
WRESTLING
Wrestling, whose history stretches back to the ancient times, can be considered one of the characteristic sports of the Olympic Games.
Wrestling has been a part of the Olympic programme from the very beginning, except for 1900.
Originally, there was only one wrestling category, the men's Greco-Roman style. Over time, however, freestyle wrestling was added to the program in seven weight classes, and since 2004 women also participate in the freestyle.
Ba Chukhe wrestling Mohammad Sorkhabi (Sorkhe Abi)
With sixty-two Olympic gold medals in wrestling, the former Soviet Union ranks first in the historical rankings. Among current countries, the United States leads with fifty-seven gold medals.
Finally, I would like to express my great appreciations and congratulations to all contributing authors and all not mentioned 1x sports photographers, as I consider sports photography to be one of the most challenging categories of action photography.
Capturing emotions and telling an entire story in one picture is an art.
Why is sports photography particularly challenging? Because sports images emphasise the action movement and emotion factor.
For example, it is not easy task to capture a football player receives a ball in the air but is obstructed by an opponent at exactly right moment.
'Kick behind the back' by Daniel Åström
‘It takes a bit of luck to take a perfect sports picture,’ says Alessandro Della Bella, who has been working as a sports photographer for many years.
But it takes more than just luck. It takes a sense of the right moment to press the shutter button and capture key scenes focussing on action and emotion.
A good picture also requires knowledge of the distinctive features of the respective sport. The photographer must understand the sport and always be focussed. Full concentration throughout an entire sporting event is absolutely necessary.
Have a wonderful time following the Games, be it at home in front of the TV, at a Public Viewing or on the ground in Paris.
And if you are in Paris, do not forget to capture the sports action and then bring it to the 1x photo gallery.
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By Editor Peter Davidson
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 25th of July
We are introducing a new feature specifically for those shots that have been overlooked by our many mysterious and secretive curators for an Award.
Each Thursday, one shot from the current gallery of Published (but not Awarded) images will be displayed here in the Magazine. We hope you enjoy the images chosen and the authors gain some much improved visibility of their work. And who knows, whisper it softly, maybe one of these shadowy curators might have a softening of their cold dark hearts and even Award the image...
This week it is the turn of the photographer Giuseppe Simone and this excellent image that is so full of emotion. As Giuseppe says in his own words:
"In this timeless shot, two souls meet in a kiss, an expression of authentic and pure love. Their connection which transends all bounderies reminds us that love is a universal language, capable of touching the deepest chords of our being."
I would add that the image itself is delightfully natural looking, a scene of a special moment. I don't know if this was staged or a moment captured, but it doesn't really matter. The picture speaks for itself. Add the subtle toning, the delicate pattern of light, soft background and the tight composition of the two people - all enhance the feeling of intimacy.
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by Editor HJ Yang
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 22nd of July 2024
When we were at Churchill tracking polar bear cubs in 2018, our guide, Thomas, we met during our first Antarctic trip in November of 2016, told us that there would be a unique opportunity to see emperor penguins in 2018, urging us to go. He told us that the last time people were able to see emperor penguins was 2009. We did not first jump in since we just went to Antarctic two years ago. However, he urged us again late during our trip and told us that he could go if he could find enough fund and ensured us that we would not regret going. So we took the chance.
'A star is born-A colony of emperor penguins near Snow Hill Island'
We arrived at Ushuaia, Argentina on November 11, 2018.
Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernmost city.
Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 9,390 km2 (3,625 sq mi). It was founded on 12 October 1884, by Augusto Lasserre and is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel surrounded by the mountain range of the Martial Glacier, in the Bay of Ushuaia. Ushuaia is located roughly 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) from the Antarctic Peninsula and is one of five internationally recognized Antarctic gateway cities.
We boarded the Russian (formerly Soviet) Kapitan Khlebnikov icebreaker ship next day.
The Kapitan Khlebnikov was completed in Finland in 1981 as one of four Kapitan Sorokin-class icebreakers. She was refitted in 1990 as a tour ship and was the first ship to circumnavigate Antarctica with passengers in 1996–97. In February 2006 the Kapitan Khlebnikov reached the Bay of Whales in the Antarctic, reaching 78° 40.871' south and equalling the record set by Roald Amundsen in the Fram in 1911. The Finnish-built icebreaker had been used as a cruise ship for several years and carries two helicopters before being stuck in the antarctic ice in 2009 with more than 100 guests, including scientists, tourists and journalists onboard. Our trip was the first time that the icebreaker returned to antarctic region since 2009 trip and carried less than 100 guests with similar mixed people. We had a French cinematographer, as our special guest, whom we met first in Ushuaia day before.
He with his co-worker spent a year in Antarctica's challenging weather conditions and isolated terrain to film the penguins in their natural habitat. The documentary follows the annual migration of emperor penguins in Antarctica, as breeding-age penguins leave the ocean in autumn to travel inland to their ancestral breeding grounds. The film also shows penguin parents caring for their eggs and chicks, and how the penguins exhibit a strong sense of family. The movie March of the Penguins was original in French and narrated by Morgan Freeman in English version.
After passed Drake passage, fought the ice in Weddell Sea, we finally arrived near Snow Hill Island on the 17th of November. On the way, we saw magic and wonders of icebergs with spectacular landscape.
Snow Hill Island is an almost completely snow-capped island, 33 km (21 mi) long and 12 km (7.5 mi) wide, lying off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from James Ross Island to the north-east by Admiralty Sound and from Seymour Island to the north by Picnic Passage. It is one of several islands around the peninsula known as Graham Land, which is closer to Chile, Argentina and South America than any other part of the Antarctic continent. The island was discovered on 6 January 1843 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross who, uncertain of its connection with the mainland, named it Snow Hill because its snow cover stood out in contrast to the bare ground of nearby Seymour Island.
Snow Hill Island is home to up to 10,000 Emperor Penguins, making it the northernmost location on the continent where these penguins can be found. Wild Emperor penguins are only found in Antarctica. They breed and raise their young mostly on ‘fast ice’, a floating platform of frozen ocean which is connected to the land or to ice shelves. From birth, they spend their entire lives in and around the Antarctic ice, although very rarely vagrants have turned up off the coast of New Zealand. Emperors are the biggest of the 18 species of penguin found today, and one of the largest of all birds. They are approximately 120cm tall (about the height of a six year old child) and weigh in at around 40 kg, though their weight does fluctuate dramatically throughout the year. Emperors are the least common Antarctic penguin, with global population estimates of 265,500–278,500 breeding pairs. Emperor penguin colonies have been discovered and counted from space. For the last 15 years, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists have been looking for new colonies by searching satellite imagery for their guano stains on the ice. There are now 66 known emperor penguin colonies around the coastline of Antarctica. Emperors incubate their eggs during the long dark southern winter months. Courtship displays are intricate but copulation is quick and the female lays a single egg in May or June. She then passes it over to her mate to incubate - and she’s off. She spends the next nine weeks at sea, feeding. The male carefully balances the egg on his feet for between 65 – 75 days to keep it warm in a specially adapted brood pouch, and off the snow surface, before it hatches. Emperors are uniquely adapted to survive these harsh conditions when temperatures can drop down to a bone chilling -50°C and with winds of up to 200km/hr. They have two layers of feathers, a good reserve of fat and proportionally smaller beaks and flippers than other penguins to prevent heat loss. Emperors also have feathers on their legs, so their ankles don’t get too chilly. Even their feet are adapted to the icy conditions, containing special fats that prevent them from freezing and strong claws for gripping the ice. But most remarkably, colonies of adults and chicks work together to huddle for warmth. 5,000 or more tightly packed adults and chicks shuffle around, so each takes a turn - but not too long - on the outside of the huddle where it’s cold. This is in complete contrast to their quarrelsome and territorial neighbours, the Adélie penguins. Their strong sense of community literally keeps them alive. Their impressive size and colour makes them extremely popular and a favourite subject for wildlife photography.
In the morning of November 17, the weather was perfect with blue sky no cloud. Two helicopters first went out to find penguin colonies, then transport us to a place at least one kilometres away from the colony. We all then walked on the deep snow and march to the emperor penguin colony. It was a huge one. We all were very excited to finally see these giant penguins in wild. However, after only one hour or so, suddenly weather changed and snow storm came. We had to move back the temp tent, waiting helicopter to come to send us back to the mother ship. After that we only landed on island two more times, each seeing different penguin colonies, mostly under sunny condition.
It was amazing to watch these wonderful emperor penguins in their natural environment. As you could imagine that they never have seen any human in their life. So naturally they are not afraid of us. They sometimes would walk straight towards to us and peck whatever they found interesting to them.
Just look at them! They are so stunningly beautiful. They are the most impressive and beautiful penguins in all 18 penguins species. When we were watching them, playing, feeding baby and walking around, we were totally immersed in their environment and forgot ourself. By just watching them, we were receiving all kinds of emotional reaction, like magic. We could spend hours and hours, just watching them with endless wonder and wow.
As an artist, I am often wondering if I could really create any thing that could induce a better emotional impact to my viewer than these creatures do to us in their nature environment. Nature is the best teacher for all of us. We shall always learn from nature. So go to mountains, go to seas, go to the lands and go to wildness to observe, to feel and to learn. We shall respect and protect our environment and nature so our next generation could continue to observe, to feel and to learn from them.
'Tenor-An emperor penguin calling near Snow Hill Island'
'Strong family-A family of emperor penguins against windy snowing'
'Let me see'
'Brother, let me tell you-Two emperor penguins talks while walking together'
'Like father like son-Emperor penguin with chick in the snow'
'No tickle please, Dad-Emperor penguin chick with dad behind'
'Eyes right'
'Follow me'
'Little brother-Old emperor chick with a little one'
'three brothers'
'Thank you!'
About Editor Huijun (HJ) Yang, Ph.D.
Dr. HJ Yang, Scientist, Businessman and Nature Photographer, writes about his photo trips around the world and his personal view on art, science, philosophy and life experience. Some of his writings are below:
HJ Yang - Giving a voice to nature through photography
HJ Yang's Journey to Baffin Island
HJ Yang - Photography strongly connected to nature
HJ Yang's Journey: Patagonia Special Expedition
HJ Yang’ Journey: Tracking Polar Bear Cubs
Book
Wave Packets and Their Bifurcations in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Applied Mathematical Sciences, 85, Springer, 1991.
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![]() | Sunny Lin PRO Thank you for going through so much trouble to get us such lovely pictures and explanations, it's so touching. Congratulations! |
![]() | Ineke Mighorst PRO Love the story, it must be fantastic to go there and photograph. |
![]() | Per Urmann PRO A great expedition. Impressive pictures taken during this expedition. Really impressive images and a very expressive reproduction of the wilderness in the Antarctic. Magnificent! |
![]() | Wanghan Li PRO Very impressive article and the beautiful, artistic works! Love your words: "As an artist, I am often wondering if I could really create any thing that could induce a better emotional impact to my viewer than these creatures do to us in their nature environment. Nature is the best teacher for all of us. We shall always learn from nature. So go to mountains, go to seas, go to the lands and go to wildness to observe, to feel and to learn. We shall respect and protect our environment and nature so our next generation could continue to observe, to feel and to learn from them." Love your other articles and the works. |
![]() | HJ Yang CREW Thanks, Wanghan. |
by Editor Miro Susta
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 19th of July 2024
Part one: "From Archery to Golf"
This and the following article are dedicated to the 33 Summer Olympic Games in Paris which will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium by 大山
This is the third time in Olympic history that Paris has hosted the Summer Games. The premiere was in 1900, when the French metropolis welcomed the second Summer Games of the modern era. Paris then hosted the Games again in 1920. Only London has also organised the Olympic Games three times.
Paris by Jose C. Lobato
In this article I have listed all the sports of this Olympics and given a brief description for the selected events, adding beautiful photos taken from our 1x photo gallery. In order to include as many great photos as possible, I have split the article into the following two parts.
Part one: From Archery to Golf
Part two: From Handball to Wrestling
Athletes from all world continents will compete for the highly prestigious Olympic Medals in following thirty-two sports:
Archery, Artistic gymnastics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, 3x3 basketball, Beach volleyball, BMX racing, Boxing, Breakdance, Canoeing, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Mountain biking, Open water swimming, Rhythmic gymnastics, Road cycling, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Scate boarding, Sport climbing, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Track cycling, Trampolining, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water jumping, Water polo, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Concentration by Tejo Coen
Here is a look at the top ten countries who have won the gold medals in Summer Olympics history (from 1896 until 2022):
United States 1,070, Soviet Union 395, Great Britain 292, People's Republic of China 263, Germany 239, France 231, Italy 222, Hungary 182, Japan 169, and Australia 162.
It is important to know that the Olympic sport being approved must be widely spread. This means that as a men's sport it must be practised in at least seventy-five countries on four continents and as a women's sport in forty countries on three continents. The sport must be recognised by an international federation that is accredited by the IOC.
ARCHERY
Archery was first introduced as an Olympic sport in 1900 but was dropped from the programme for 1924 and did not return permanently until the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Archery by Nining Perintis
It is currently competed in one individual and one team event for both men and women.
Record results by Dmitry Skvortsov
South Korea archers dominate the list of Olympic medals, closely followed by the United States. South Korea is also considered the country where archery is the most popular.
ARTISTIC GYMANASTICS
is one of the few Olympic sports that has not been absent from the programme of any Games. Until 1928, only men competed, then women joined them.
The Gymnast by Tejo Coen
The competition will be held in fourteen disciplines, eight for men and six for women.
Noah Kuavita by Els Keurlinckx
The ex-Soviet Union and the current Russian Federation has dominated the artistic gymnastics events with 76 Olympic Gold Medals.
ATHLETICS
Athletics has been a part of the Olympic Games programme since their re-launch in 1896.
I want to be the first by Hervé Loire
Athletics, the most popular Olympic sport in terms of number of athletes and disciplines, will also make history at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Slow Shutter Speed by Tejo Coen
For the first time, the same number of gold medals, 26, will be available for both men and women.
get over… by Markus Hülsbusch
Athletic competitions (except for the road marathon and race walk) will be held at the country's largest stadium, the Stade de France, which will host most of the athletic competitions.
Up and Over by Jennifer Willis
The stadium was built for the 1998 World Cup and can hold 77,083 spectators. The last major athletic event that was held at the stadium was the 2003 World Athletics Championship.
The United States has won the most Olympic gold medals in athletics history with 335.
BADMINTON
Badminton has been an Olympic sport since 1992 and currently all five disciplines - men's and women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles - are played under the Olympic rings.
Shuttlecock by Hervé Loire
The first versions of badminton were played around two thousand years ago in China, Thailand, India, and Greece. According to various sources, the ancient game was adopted by British army officers serving in the Indian city of Pune, who presumably took it home during a tour of duty in the 1860s.
The most Olympic badminton medals won by a country is China which has won eighteen gold, eight silver and fifteen bronze medals since badminton's acceptance into the Olympics in 1992.
BASKETBALL
Basketball was first entered into the Olympic programme in 1936 in Berlin, but only in the men's category. Women's basketball made its debut in 1976 in Montreal.
Tango by Ovi D. Pop
Historically, the most successful country is clearly the USA, which has won twenty-five out of thirty-two times across the categories.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Beach volleyball, as a younger branch of classical volleyball, has been a regular part of the Olympic Games since 1996. It is played with two players on each side in both the men's and women's categories.
Yael by Elad Nissim
This most prestigious beach volleyball tournament has been dominated seven times by players from the USA. Brazil is undoubtedly another great power.
BMX Racing
BMX Racing is a special cycling discipline that includes racing and freestyle. BMX Racing joined the Olympic programme at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and BMX Freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
BMX racing is sprint racing on specially groomed off-road tracks on one wheel. The track usually consists of a starting gate for up to eight riders, a modified, serpentine, dirt racing course consisting of various jumps and rollers, and a finish line.
Into the sunset by Jens Schroder
BMX freestyle riders perform as many stunts as possible in 60 seconds - jumps, flips, spins, and other tricks.
BOXING
Boxing has been a part of the Olympic Games since 1904 and since the London 2012 Olympic Games, women's boxing has also been on the agenda.
Box by Dusan Ignac
The number and composition of the weight classes have constantly changed over time. In Paris, men will box in eight weight classes and women in five.
Final Round by Devid Camerlynck
The United States has won a total of 117 medals, the most of any country in Olympic boxing history. Aside from its fifty gold medals, the USA has also earned twenty-seven silver medals and forty bronze medals.
BREAKING
Breaking (known also as Breakdancing) is an urban dance style that emerged in the United States of America in the 1970s. Linked to hip-hop culture, breaking was first danced in the lively block parties in the Bronx neighbourhood of New York.
Breaking will make its debut at the Paris Olympics.
Dance by Vetre Antanaviciute
It is a one-on-one dance battle accompanied by a disc jockey (DJ); the winner who will advance to the next round will be decided by a jury.
CANOEING
Canoeing includes two sports, namely speed canoeing and water slalom.
sprint by Milan Malovrh
Speed canoeing has been on the Olympic programme continuously since 1936, while water slalom made its first appearance under five rings in 1972.
K1 by Dusan Ignac
Some of the most successful nations in recent years include Hungary and New Zealand.
EQUESTRIAN
Other traditional Olympic sport includes equestrian, which has been part of the Games programme since 1900.
White horse by Arif Ünsal
Current competitive disciplines are dressage, all-around and park jumping, in which competitors compete both individually and in teams. Men and women compete together against each other.
Jump by Antonyus Bunjamin (Abe)
With fifty-two medals in the complete Olympic history, amongst them twenty-five golden, Germany is the most successful Olympics equestrian nation ever.
FENCING
Fencing is one of the traditional sports on the programme at all Olympic Games. The different fencing categories are divided into foil, epee and sabre - each with different compositions, techniques, and striking surfaces.
Fencing by Larry Deng
Both individual and team competitions are held for men and women, so there are a total of six competitions for women and six for men on the programme.
Hilde Ghesquiere
With forty-nine gold, forty-six silver and thirty-nine bronze medals in the complete Olympic history Italy is the most successful Olympics fencing nation ever.
FOOTBALL
The football competition has always been part of the Olympic programme, except for 1896 and 1932. However, after the creation of the World Cup, this tournament is not that attractive any more, as only players under 23 years of age participate in the men's competition, except for three older players per team.
good save by Zhecho Planinski
At Paris16 nations will compete in men’s football while the women’s event has twelve teams.
The women's tournament has been held since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and is without any age restrictions.
Stop by Filip Loci
The French cities of Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Nantes and Paris will be hosting the matches.
Santiago Bernabéu by Jesús M. García
Historically Brazil has the most medals in men's Olympic soccer history with two gold, three silver and two bronze medals, but unfortunately Brazil will be missed in Paris. With four gold, one silver and one bronze medal the USA has the most medals for the women's competition.
GOLF
The golf event was a part of the Olympic Games in the early years of its history in 1900 and 1904, but it was removed from the programme for many years and only returned in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Hit to Fly by Marcus Bj [ Ö ] rkman
This year in Paris will be only the fifth edition of the Olympic golf competition.
On the round by Miro Susta
In the short history of golf at the Olympic Games, the USA is by far the most successful nation with a total of thirteen medals, including five gold medals.
With golf, we end this journey through the first part of the 2024 Summer Olympics If you are planning to visit Paris during the Olympic Games, don't forget to take your camera and some suitable lenses with you, you may have the opportunity to capture some excellent sports photos there.
Sports events outside the stadium in particular offer many opportunities for taking some action photos.
Pokhara Marathon by Yvette Depaepe
Part two of this article is due to be published shortly.
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