The organizers of the Olympic Games unveiled a sample of the Olympic rings in the French capital 50 days before the start of the sports competitions
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The organizers of the Olympic Games of Paris unveiled on Friday a sample of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower. The French capital is preparing for 50 days until the start of the Summer Games.
The ring structure, made from recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the monument 135-year-old hotel located in the center of Paris, overlooking the Seine River. Each ring is 9 meters in diameter.
Thousands of athletes will parade through the heart of the French capital on boats along the Seine along a 6-kilometer route in the opening ceremony at dusk on July 26.
The tower, nicknamed ‘La Dame de Fer’ (‘The Iron Lady’), will feature prominently at the Paris Games from July 26 to August 11 and at the subsequent Paralympic Games. Men’s and women’s volleyball players will compete at the foot of the monument. Nearly 13,000 fans will be able to see them at the Eiffel Tower Stadium temporary located on the nearby Champ de Mars, where Parisians and tourists often picnic on the grass or watch the July 14 fireworks. The Olympic medals and Paris Paralympics They are being embedded with pieces of a piece of hexagonal iron taken from the tower.
This popular landmark in the center of Paris has seen a huge increase in visitor numbers ahead of the 2024 Games. On Friday night, two huge cranes to lift the 30-tonne structure and assemble it between the first and second floors of the tower. Up to 100,000 LED bulbs will illuminate the tower during the Games.
