The Independent on MSN8 个月
Olympic flag raised upside down at end of rain-soaked opening ceremony
The Olympic flag was raised upside down in an embarrassing moment at the very start of Paris 2024, following a spectacular, ...
The Georgia Straight13 年
Five years later, the Olympic flag is still missing and unaccounted for
They pried open an access panel to a flagpole, cut the metal cable inside it, and brought down what they came for: the Olympic flag. The next day, a group identifying itself as the Native Warriors ...
来自MSN8 个月
2024 Olympic Games: Which three countries’ flags are not rectangular?
The first example is Switzerland. The Swiss flag is not rectangular, but square. However, in international competitions such as the Olympic Games, the standard size is used. With a white cross and ...
The New York Times25 天
Coco Gauff faces Maria Sakkari in a tale of Olympic flag-bearing and a lost dream
The crisp, dry air of the Coachella Valley is said ... Petros Synadinos, we proposed having two flag bearers at the Olympic Games. “There was a significant discussion about whether there should ...
Infobae3 年
Original Olympic Flag Turns 100
(ATR) The original Olympic flag - one of the most recognizable symbols of the Olympic Games - has turned 100. To celebrate the Olympic flag’s centenary, IOC media relations manager Sandrine ...
Yahoo! Sports8 个月
The Olympic flag was raised upside down during the Opening Ceremony in Paris
In a gaffe shortly before French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open, the five-ring Olympic flag was raised upside down at the Trocadero, across from the Eiffel Tower.
Infobae3 年
Mayors of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will receive the Olympic flag at Beijing closing ...
The Mayors of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Giuseppe Sala, and Gianpietro Gedina will officially receive the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.