Surfing takes place in Tahiti, 15,700 km away from Paris
A new record for the ‘farthest stadium’ from the host site The Paris Olympic surfing competition is held in Tahiti in the South Pacific. Tahiti is a French overseas territory 15,700 km from Paris. Surfing at the Paris Games is the event held the furthest from the host site in Olympic history. During the 1956…
An equal number of men and women participate in the open stadium The Paris Olympics are a ‘completely open competition’
Men also participate in ‘private’ Artistic Swimming, using Paris landmarks as stadiums Beach volleyball court built in the park Taekwondo and fencing held at the former World’s Fair site The Champ de Mars park in front of the Eiffel Tower will be transformed into a beach volleyball court during the Paris Olympics (top photo). Taekwondo…
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