Three years after Kim Métraux, this time Morgane Métraux is golfing for Switzerland at the Olympics. These are the highlights of the 14th day.
Tips from her sister
Golfer Morgane Métraux made a brilliant start to the golf tournament. After the fifth hole on Thursday, she even led the field for the first time. Tips from her sister Kim Métraux, who played in Tokyo three years ago but only finished 54th out of 60 golfers in Japan, also helped. Morgane Métraux: "Of course we discussed the Olympics among ourselves. I benefit from her experience. Her most important piece of advice: I should enjoy it and soak it all up. You can't really compare Tokyo and Paris because there were no spectators in Japan. In Paris, I let the fans carry me."
Corinne Suter visits Paris
Swiss speed specialist Corinne Suter joined the spectators at the Summer Games in Paris. In addition to watching tennis and beach volleyball, sightseeing was of course also on the agenda. Together with her friends, the Olympic downhill champion from Beijing 2022 explored the city of love on rental bikes. Suter also had plenty of culinary delights, as a delicious seafood platter on her Instagram page shows.
For the big wallet
The Olympic Games are not only an opportunity for sporting competition, but also for national self-expression. Switzerland is proud of its Maison Suisse in the beautiful garden of the Swiss embassy. Many other countries also present themselves with national pavilions - a kind of Parisian world exhibition in miniature, but only the Swiss pavilion is open to the public. Some of the prices are astonishing: for the USA, which has moved into the Palais Brongniart, the old stock exchange in the 2nd arrondissement, day admission costs 325 euros. In addition to encounters with US athletes, they promise free food and drink, interactive fun for the whole family, watching the competitions on screens and "access to the official Team USA store".
A cheeky cab driver
A Paris cab driver charged a representative of the Olympic delegation a whopping 1499 euros instead of 14 euros for a short ride. The official from Qatar only wanted a short ride from a restaurant in the city center to the Eiffel Tower, reported the newspaper "Le Parisien", referring to the police. He had paid the amount of 14 euros shown on the taximeter by credit card, but soon realized that he had been charged 100 times that amount. He then called the police. He is being investigated for fraud.
