Swimmer Roman Mityukov honors his Geneva colleague Jérémy Desplanches with a special swimming cap at his last competition. These are the Olympic splinters from Friday.
03.08.2024, 14:00
03.08.2024, 14:29
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Swimming cap in honor of Desplanches
In the preliminary heat of the men's 4x100 m medley relay, Jérémy Desplanches from Geneva competed in the last event of his successful career. To honor him, his Geneva canton colleague Roman Mityukov, who is six years younger, wore a swimming cap with the inscription "Desplanches" instead of his own name. The 29-year-old Desplanches celebrated his greatest success in 2021 when he won Olympic bronze in Tokyo.
Training at the airfield in Tuvalu
25-year-old Karalo Maibuca is just one of two athletes representing the island nation of Tuvalu in Paris. Maibuca is competing in the men's 100 meter sprint. Unlike most of the other athletes in Paris, the Tuvaluan does not have adequate training infrastructure. The sprinter did not train on a tartan track, but on the runway of an airfield. In Paris on Saturday, he managed to set a new national record with a time of 11.30 seconds.
Rapper pays discus thrower's rent
American discus thrower Veronica Fraley can look forward to some special financial support. Rapper Flavor Flav, who is a founding member of the band Public Enemy, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian are giving the Olympic athlete money so that she can pay her rent. A representative for Flav confirmed to NBC that he had paid Fraley's rent in full. He did not disclose how much was transferred. An internet post on behalf of the athlete had previously caused a stir. She is taking part in the Olympic Games and can't even pay her rent, it said on the X platform.
Marriage proposal after gold medal
China's Huang Ya Qiong won the gold medal in the badminton mixed doubles on Friday. After her victory, she posed for photos in front of the media and was surprised by her partner. Liu Yuchen, himself a medal winner in badminton at the Olympics, knelt down, presented a ring and asked the question of all questions. Ya Qiong said yes and got herself Olympic gold and an engagement ring in one day.
