Going for Gold in Paris this Summer!

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The official opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics takes place on Friday 26 July, but the sporting action begins on Wednesday 24 July, with the Games finishing on 11 August.

As well as all the usual favourites, ‘Breaking’ is making it’s debut this year. The competition takes place as solo battles, with the breakers improvising to a DJ’s tracks, including moves such as windmills, the six step and freezes.

Team GB finished fourth at the Tokyo Games with an impressive 64 medals, 22 of which were gold, just one down from their medal total from hosting London 2012.

 

Paralympics

The Paralympics run from Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 8 September.

The two newest sports to be given Paralympic status are badminton and taekwondo which made their debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Team GB finished second at the Tokyo Paralympic Games with 124 medals, including 41 golds. The Paris Paralympics will run from 28 August to 8 September, with around 4,400 athletes competing in 22 sports.

Good luck to Team GB this year! You can keep up to date with all the latest results and action on the official Olympics website and you can follow us on social media for updates: BetterHealthNS on facebook and BetterHealth_NS on X

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