New Delhi, A new book traces the journey of the modern Olympics since 1896 and profiles the top performers from each of the sports, while also highlighting how this year's event in Paris What's going to happen in the edition.
In "The Olympics: The Modern Summer Games, Its Stars and Their Great Moments," veteran sports writer and commentator Vijayan Bala takes a detailed look at the events, athletes and nations that have shaped the modern Summer Olympics.
The book, published by Prakash Books' imprint Wonder House, features an exclusive preview of the Paris Games, which are returning to the French capital after a century.
Bala says his book is a "celebration of the Olympic legacy and the tireless pursuit of excellence by athletes despite the odds".
According to Prashant Pathak, publisher of Wonder House Books, the arrival of "Olympics: Modern Summer Games" coincides perfectly with the anticipation of the Paris 2024 Olympics.The event also returns to the traditional four-year Olympiad cycle after the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in 329 events across 3 sports and 48 disciplines.
Bala writes that the emblem of this version is inspired by Art Deco and depicts Marianne, the national symbol of France, with her hair forming a flame similar to a gold medallion.
Symbolizing 'the power and magic of sports' and emphasizing their accessibility to all, the symbol pays homage to the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, which included female athletes for the first time, the book says.
“Designed by Sylvain Boyer in collaboration with French design agency EcoBranding & Royalties, the symbol reflects the festival's spirit of inclusivity.,
The mascot of the 2024 Games is the 'Soft Bright Red Cap', also known as the Liberty Cap, an updated version of the conical cap worn in Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, a region of modern Turkey. The place is. The name originates.
According to Julie Matikhin, brand director of the Paris organizing committee, the Phrygian cap "symbolizes the potential that we all have when we collectively decide to strive for the betterment. This was the case during the French Revolution and in the future. I too will be in the same situation." Paris Olympic Games because it is a revolution through sport".
This edition is the first Summer Olympics since 1960 to have fewer events than the previous edition.Disciplines that saw a reduction in events at the 2020 Games included karate (8) and baseball/softball (2), both of which were dropped from th program. Lost four events in weightlifting. Boo says that in canoeing, two sprint events were replaced by two slalom events, keeping the total at 16.
"On the other hand, sports that grew events included breaking (by adding two events and breakdancing – introduced as a new discipline). In sport climbing, the separate events of speed climbing and 'boulder and ledge' were added to the previous combined event, resulting in the creation of two new events,'' it says.Most of the events are scheduled to take place in the city of Paris and its metropolitan area, including the neighboring towns of Saint-Denis, El Bourget, Nanferre Versailles and Varennes-sur-Marne.
In "The Olympics: The Modern Summer Games, Its Stars and Their Great Moments," veteran sports writer and commentator Vijayan Bala takes a detailed look at the events, athletes and nations that have shaped the modern Summer Olympics.
The book, published by Prakash Books' imprint Wonder House, features an exclusive preview of the Paris Games, which are returning to the French capital after a century.
Bala says his book is a "celebration of the Olympic legacy and the tireless pursuit of excellence by athletes despite the odds".
According to Prashant Pathak, publisher of Wonder House Books, the arrival of "Olympics: Modern Summer Games" coincides perfectly with the anticipation of the Paris 2024 Olympics.The event also returns to the traditional four-year Olympiad cycle after the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in 329 events across 3 sports and 48 disciplines.
Bala writes that the emblem of this version is inspired by Art Deco and depicts Marianne, the national symbol of France, with her hair forming a flame similar to a gold medallion.
Symbolizing 'the power and magic of sports' and emphasizing their accessibility to all, the symbol pays homage to the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, which included female athletes for the first time, the book says.
“Designed by Sylvain Boyer in collaboration with French design agency EcoBranding & Royalties, the symbol reflects the festival's spirit of inclusivity.,
The mascot of the 2024 Games is the 'Soft Bright Red Cap', also known as the Liberty Cap, an updated version of the conical cap worn in Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, a region of modern Turkey. The place is. The name originates.
According to Julie Matikhin, brand director of the Paris organizing committee, the Phrygian cap "symbolizes the potential that we all have when we collectively decide to strive for the betterment. This was the case during the French Revolution and in the future. I too will be in the same situation." Paris Olympic Games because it is a revolution through sport".
This edition is the first Summer Olympics since 1960 to have fewer events than the previous edition.Disciplines that saw a reduction in events at the 2020 Games included karate (8) and baseball/softball (2), both of which were dropped from th program. Lost four events in weightlifting. Boo says that in canoeing, two sprint events were replaced by two slalom events, keeping the total at 16.
"On the other hand, sports that grew events included breaking (by adding two events and breakdancing – introduced as a new discipline). In sport climbing, the separate events of speed climbing and 'boulder and ledge' were added to the previous combined event, resulting in the creation of two new events,'' it says.Most of the events are scheduled to take place in the city of Paris and its metropolitan area, including the neighboring towns of Saint-Denis, El Bourget, Nanferre Versailles and Varennes-sur-Marne.
