Dirty Seine, debut of breaking and ubiquitous Snoop Dogg. Why will I remember 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic Games officially came to an end yesterday, and it's safe to say that in terms of intensity, picture quality and show organization, this was one of the best Summer Olympics in the history of sports.

Dailysports has been working for you throughout the games and has prepared for you the top of the most memorable moments of the 2024 Olympics, which do not directly concern the sports results themselves.

Snoop Dogg and the Olympic Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics was the most unusual in history. For the first time the ceremony was held not at the stadium, but in the very center of Paris, and the athletes did not come out with flags, but sailed in special boats on the Seine. Thus, not only those who bought a ticket to the stadium, but also ordinary citizens who welcomed the athletes from the windows became a part of the ceremony.

And the organizers also distinguished themselves with an extremely scandalous number, in which they made a parody of the famous "Last Supper". Thus, they angered the believers.

Another highlight of the Olympic opening ceremony was legendary rapper Snoop Dogg, who participated in the Olympic torch relay. Later on, Snoop Dogg appeared at numerous sporting events and the US national team made a huge amount of content with him. Snoop Dogg learned to swim with Michael Phelps, practiced judo and fencing, commentated on soccer and even tried his hand at jockeying. For each day of the Olympics, the musician received 500 thousand dollars from NBC.

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And how symbolic it is that at the closing ceremony of the Olympics 2024, Snoop Dogg performed with Dr. Dre in Los Angeles. It is this American city that will host the next Summer Olympics.

Turkish nonchalant shooter

A gun, regular glasses, a hand in his pocket and total equanimity. It was all a recipe for a silver medal for Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikeç, which he won in the 10-meter mixta. And the photo of Dikeç's work in the shooting gallery became the main meme of the 2024 Olympics.

His rack was later repeated as a celebration by many athletes both at the Olympics and other tournaments.

18+ from a French pole vaulter

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati failed to qualify, finishing only in 15th place, but still became one of the main stars of the Olympics. During one of his attempts, he jumped the bar, but.... hit it with his genitals and knocked it down.

This video instantly went viral all over the Internet, and the website CamSoda offered Anthony Ammirati to star in a 60-minute pornographic video for 250 thousand dollars.

The Imane Khelif scandal

Women's boxing has become one of the most talked about sports at the Olympics. And all because of the situation around the Algerian athlete Imane Khelif. She defeated Angela Carini of Italy in 46 seconds in the second round of the women's 66kg competition after Carini refused to fight, citing a severe pain in her nose. Carini stated that no one had ever beaten her so badly in her life.

And all because Imane Khelif was previously ineligible for the World Championships due to elevated testosterone levels. Many claim that she is transgender. However, the IOC believes that Khelif has been suffering from a disease that says testosterone levels are too elevated in girls from birth. The IOC says the Algerian woman passed all the necessary tests before the games.

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The biggest irony is that it was Khelif who eventually won the gold medal.

The competition is 15,705 kilometers from Paris

For the first time in the history of the Olympics, part of the competition was held in 15,705 kilometers from the host city of the Games. The thing is that the organizers decided to hold the surfing tournament in Tahiti, which is one of the overseas territories of France.

The surfing competition started actually at night Paris time, while in Tahiti it was only morning. But this decision was definitely a good one, as surfing gave us some of the most colorful photos of the Olympics. We even managed to capture whales during the competition.

The dirty Seine

Paris authorities spent more than a billion euros to clean up the Seine River, which had too many harmful bacteria to hold triathlon and open water swimming competitions there.

And it was all to move the men's triathlon competition to one day. The athletes did end up swimming the river the next day, but at the finish line, some of them threw up literally on the spot. And later some of them complained of food poisoning.

Then it was on to the 10km open water swim. And even the river pollution didn't stop Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rauwendaal from drinking water from the Seine to refresh herself as she swam. Fortunately, her health was not affected.

Breaking and performance by an Australian woman

At the 2024 Olympics, a brand-new sport - breaking - made its debut. And it seems that the debut turned out to be a success. Young dancers from all over the world competed to be the best, and the fans definitely loved their drive. At the very least, it was very atmospherically.

But the main star was 36-year-old culture critic from Australia Rachel Gunn, whose breakdancing style became one of the memes of the Olympics. Some compared her movement to exorcising demons, and others to the process of removing a blanket at night.

However, the judges did not appreciate the performance. Rachel Gunn did not get a single vote from the judges for all three battles.

A message from the female athletes from Afghanistan

The Olympics is not just about sports. It's also about bringing the world together and emphasizing important issues. And that's the platform the female athletes from Afghanistan, where the Taliban regime restricts women's rights by banning them from higher and secondary education and sports, decided to use.

All three Afghan women at the Games do not live in their home country. Neither are all members of the national team. All because the IOC does not recognize the local Olympic Committee, which is run by the Taliban. One of the Afghan athletes at the Olympics was Kimia Yousofi, who competed in the 100-meter dash. In the qualifying heat, she clocked a final time of 13.42 seconds. But the sport took a back seat at that point. After the finish line, she flipped her bib and displayed the text: "Education. Sports. Our rights."

The same message at the end of her performance tried to convey Bi-Herl Talash, who performed for the refugee team. But the organizers did not appreciate her gesture and disqualified her for a political slogan.