Hard-working pin collector: Swiss badminton player Jenjira Stadelmann presents her achievements
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Together with Tobias Künzi (left), Jenjira Stadelmann is representing Switzerland in badminton at the Summer Games in Paris
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Stefan Küng and the rest of the Swiss time trial delegation had to make a long detour on the way to the course inspection
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In the end, Küng and Stefan Bissegger (left) got on their time trial bikes after all
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The Olympic Games in Paris open on Friday
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Hard-working pin collector: Swiss badminton player Jenjira Stadelmann presents her achievements
Image: Keystone
Together with Tobias Künzi (left), Jenjira Stadelmann is representing Switzerland in badminton at the Summer Games in Paris
Image: Keystone
Stefan Küng and the rest of the Swiss time trial delegation had to make a long detour on the way to the course inspection
Image: Keystone
In the end, Küng and Stefan Bissegger (left) got on their time trial bikes after all
Image: Keystone
The Olympic Games in Paris open on Friday
Image: Keystone
The Olympic splinters from Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony of the Games in Paris: about a diligent pin collector, an unsuspecting bus driver and an act of espionage in women's football.
24.07.2024, 20:53
24.07.2024, 21:57
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Jenjira Stadelmann on the hunt for pins
Even in the age of social media and smartphones, a traditional souvenir item has not become obsolete: the pin. Swiss badminton player Jenjira Stadelmann has been particularly busy since her arrival in the Olympic Village on Monday. After one and a half days, the 24-year-old had already pinned more than 20 pins to her accreditation lanyard. These included Canada, Ireland, Argentina and New Zealand.
Too shy for a photo with Nadal
For badminton player Tobias Künzi, as for many debutants, his first participation in the Olympic Games is a great experience. On the very first days, he crossed paths with Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal in the restaurant of the athletes' village. Unlike many others, however, he did not try to get an autograph or a photo. That's not his style, explained the 26-year-old from Aargau during a visit to the Maison Suisse.
Clueless bus driver
On Wednesday, the Swiss time trial delegation was confronted by an unsuspecting bus driver on the way to inspect the course. He drove the official IOC bus to the finish instead of the start and therefore found himself on the wrong side of the Seine. When asked about this by Stefan Küng, he finally said that there was absolute traffic chaos here because the Tour de France was taking place. But the anecdote was not funny for Küng and Co., as valuable training time was lost in the run-up to the race on Saturday.
Canadian act of espionage?
An incident during training for the New Zealand women's soccer team led to the arrest of an unaccredited member of the Canadian Olympic team in Saint-Étienne. It was suspected that the Canada Soccer employee had used a drone to spy on Thursday's opening opponent. The Canadian Olympic Committee expressed its "shock and disappointment" and apologized to the New Zealand team. The case is now being investigated.
