Olympics
Morocco unveils official outfits for Paris 2024 Olympics
The Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM) has unveiled the official outfits for the Moroccan delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which begin in 19 days time.
The Games will run from July 26 to August 11. According to reports from Morocco, CNOM collaborated with Spanish sportswear company “Kelme” to design and produce the official outfits.
With eyes likely to be on the Moroccan men’s football team following the kingdom’s splendid performance at the World Cup in Qatar two years ago, Morocco also aims to improve upon its performance from the previous Olympic Games held in Tokyo, where the nation secured a gold medal.
Across many editions of the Olympic Games, Morocco grossed 24 medals comprising of seven gold, five silver and 12 bronze.
Throughout its past Olympic participations, Morocco has won a total of 24 medals, including 7 gold, 5 silver, and 12 bronze.
In related news, Tarik Sektioui, the head coach of Morocco’s national Olympic football team, announced the much anticipated final 26-man squad earlier this week.
The roster features three players over the age of 23, as permitted by Olympic regulations: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Ain), and Mounir El Kajoui (RS Berkane).
The Olympic football team will begin its group stage campaign against Argentina on July 24 in Saint-Étienne, followed by matches against Ukraine on July 27 and Iraq on July 30 in Nice.
Under Sektioui’s leadership, the team told the press that they aspire to make history by progressing beyond the group stage for the first time and potentially contending for Morocco’s first-ever medal in men’s football at the Olympic Games.
The Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower since June to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games were removed from the Parisian monument early on Friday morning, as confirmed by an AFP photographer. But the Paris City Hall intends to replace them with a more permanent structure until 2028.
The five-coloured rings, measuring 29 metres in length and 15 metres in height, were placed between the first and second levels of the iconic iron structure on 7 June.
According to Inside the Games publication, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants the Olympic symbol to continue decorating the monument until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
But the descendants of the tower’s creator, Gustave Eiffel are opposing the move. They are insisting that the Olympic rings are aesthetically in conflict with the concept and design of the Tower.
The 30-tonne rings initially installed on the Eiffel Tower were also not designed to withstand winter weather conditions.
Olympics
Despite Egypt winning 3 medals at Paris Olympics, President Al-Sisi orders sports system overhaul
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered a comprehensive evaluation of sports federations that participatedat the Paris Olympic Games, following a mission report submitted by the country’s sports minister.
The mandate includes a thorough expenditure check and a performance review to better highlight areas of improvement and fund allocation in future Games.
Additionally, the president plans to take necessary measures against federations —such as limiting funds— that had negative results in the Paris Games.
Egypt’s participation in sports where it lacks a competitive advantage will also be limited, as the president aims to direct resources to promising athletes to ensure optimal results. The president also aims to reduce administrative and technical staff within Olympic delegations and task relevant ministries with preparing future Olympic athletes.
Al-Sisi’s Olympic overhaul is to be presented to the cabinet for approval and urged the government to prioritise amending the sports law for the House of Representatives for review.
Egypt took home a total of three medals in the Summer Games. Ahmed El-Gendy triumphed in modern pentathlon, Sara Samir claimed the silver in weightlifting, and 21-year-old fencer Mohamed El-Sayed earned the bronze.
-Insidethegames
Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Some 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and 2.5 million for the Paralympics, which end on Sunday.
In 2012, London organisers set the record for the Paralympics with 2.7 million tickets sold but only 8.2 million were sold for the Olympics.
-Reuters
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