Guess which venue at the Paris Olympics is the busiest? Basketball, swimming? neither. The extreme event venue at Place de la Concorde is the most popular place in Paris.
Get out of the Madeleine Metro Station and walk all the way to the north bank of the Seine. After passing the Madeleine Cathedral, you will see a long queue. Turning outside the Place de la Concorde, the entire road was blocked. Crowds of spectators lined up to get in. It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and there were many people walking quickly toward the entrance on the Champs Elysees Pastoral Avenue. The Olympic women's skateboarding street competition is about to begin.
Reporters from China, especially those in Shanghai, are very familiar with this scene. Two months ago, the world's first leg of the Olympic Qualification Series was held in Shanghai. Athletes from all over the world engaged in four extreme sports: break dancing, rock climbing, skateboarding and freestyle BMX, gathered on the banks of the Huangpu River to compete for the title. Ticket to the Paris Olympics. The original intention of the International Olympic Committee is that the Olympic Qualification Series should be held as an urban sports festival, allowing more citizens, especially young people, to participate and break the boundaries between players and spectators. For this purpose, Shanghai has designed an urban sports carnival plan that blurs the boundaries of the competition area and integrates more than 45,000 spectators into the entire Olympic qualifying series through a dynamic exhibition area and music stage, as well as sideline standing auditoriums. In Shanghai, a sports party involving the whole city was staged. (Related links)
Today, the Olympic venues for skateboarding, break dancing, freestyle BMX and three-person basketball have moved to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It is the center of the romantic city and has the most beautiful gardens in Paris. It is also a symbol of French culture and attracts thousands of tourists every day. It’s perfect that the Paris Olympics choose to embrace the city here.
The crowds and emotions of the audience once again proved how much everyone loves to come to the scene to participate in the above-mentioned sports. Skateboarding, break dancing, BMX, etc. are all sports aesthetics that emerged from urban streets and have imprinted on the city. It’s hard to imagine how they would take root and grow outside the city. Just like the small restaurants on the corners of Paris streets, without those leisurely eating and drinking men and women, where would the liveliness of the city be?
After two attempts at the Olympic qualifying series in Shanghai and Budapest, the Paris Olympics has taken a step further. Outside the Place de la Concorde, which has been transformed into an extreme event venue, the Grand Palais not far away has become a competition venue for fencing and taekwondo. The Invalides, with its lawn laid out and arrow targets set up, welcomes the peak competition of archers. These venues are all within walking distance and are connected by exhibitions, entertainment, and souvenir shops, providing spectators with an extremely rich and in-depth experience.
Esquetan, chairman of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, described the Paris Olympics as combining the city's most attractive landscapes with sports competitions. He believed that such a combination would produce many exciting moments. The women's skateboarding street competition, which took the lead yesterday, fulfilled the vision of the International Olympic Committee and the host country.
In the stands, the audience bathed in sunshine greeted the athletes with the warmest cheers. Some of them come from Paris, some from Vienna, Tokyo, and even farther away, Buenos Aires and Brasilia. At this moment, they are also the protagonists of the Olympic Games. When the Brazilian audience danced a fiery samba dance to cheer for their "little skateboard princess" Ressa, other spectators also squirmed and interacted with each other. It's impossible to tell whether the athletes on the field are more popular or whether the spectators who enjoy themselves are fueling the Olympic experience.
19-year-old Chinese skateboarder Zeng Wenhui said that the most intense experience of participating in the Olympics is breaking the boundaries. Whether on or off the court, young people from all over the world who love sports and enjoy life come together to show the happiness and confidence brought by sports. , and forged friendship, that is the biggest gain.
City, Olympic Games
This passionate love has just begun
Source: Shanghai Sports
