Rule-breaking, revolutionary, riveting, rainy, resilient – Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony

Rule-breaking, revolutionary, riveting, rainy, resilient – a river, a robotic rider, rings of steel, and a rare performance by Céline Dion. Right on time, the celebrations commenced at 7:30pm in the Paris rain. It deterred no-one. Soccer star Zinedine Zidane – ZiZi – kicked off the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony with a shortContinue reading “Rule-breaking, revolutionary, riveting, rainy, resilient – Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony”

Paris, you’re three times a lady: the feminine face of the Olympics

Paris, you’re three times a lady: the feminine face of the Olympics. Paris has held the Olympic Games three times throughout the history of the Games. This is the first time in Olympic history that there is gender parity – female athletes comprising fifty percent of all participants. We all know the Lionel Ritchie song ThreeContinue reading “Paris, you’re three times a lady: the feminine face of the Olympics”