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PM Modi Interacts With Indian Contingent Heading To Paris Olympics 2024

• The 2024 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXXIII Olympiad), also known as Paris 2024, is set to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024, in France.
• Paris will serve as the main host city, with 16 other cities across European France joining in the celebration of sport.
• Additionally, Tahiti, an island within the French overseas country of French Polynesia, will host a subsite.
• After the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2024 Summer Olympics will mark a return to the traditional four-year Olympiad cycle.
• The 2024 Summer Olympics set the stage for future editions of the Games, including the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane.
• it will also mark the sixth time France has hosted the Olympics, both summer and winter, and the first French Olympics since the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Motto

• The motto for Paris 2024 is “Games wide open,” reflecting the inclusive and welcoming nature of the event.

What are the Significant Aspects Associated with the Olympics?

• About:
  • The Olympics are an international sporting event that takes place every four years.
    • The goals of the Olympics are to cultivate human beings through sport and contribute to world peace
  • The Olympics include: Summer Games, Winter Games, Youth Olympics Games.
• History and Origin:
  • Olympics trace their roots back around 3,000 years to Ancient Greece’s Peloponnese region.
  • While the precise starting date remains uncertain, 776 BC is a commonly mentioned year in historical records.
    • The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896 based on the plan of Pierre de Coubertin.
• Olympic Rings:
  • The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings of different colors (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white background.
    • These rings represent the five continents of the world and symbolize the unity and diversity of nations through sports.

‘High 6’ for Paris as MP sets glory in sight :

Six athletes from Madhya Pradesh will represent India in Paris Olympics and Paralympics though this marks an improvement from 2020 Tokyo Olympics when only four athletes from the state participated.

The athletes heading to Paris are Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting), Vivek Sagar Prasad (hockey), Kapil Parmar (para judo), Prachi Yadav (para water sports), Rajni Jha (para water sports) and Pooja Ojha (para water sports). Notably, Prachi, Vivek and Aishwary had competed in Tokyo Olympics in 2020.