The Olympic Games in Paris (July 26 to August 11) in a few selected figures.
3 After 1900 and 1924, the Games are being held in Paris for the third time; only London has also hosted the Games three times. In 2028, Los Angeles will also host the Olympics for the third time.
Show jumping rider Steve Guerdat has now been selected for the Olympics6 times. This makes the 2012 Olympic champion the most experienced Swiss rider in Paris.
10 Swiss athletes in Paris have already won Olympic medals.
Switzerland won13 medals in Tokyo in 2021, including three golds.
19-year-old gymnast Lena Bickel is the youngest member of the Swiss Olympic delegation.
19 days of competition are scheduled in Paris. Rugby and football start on July 24.
Paris has20 arrondissements (districts).
22 cantons are represented by athletes in Paris.
24 sports will take place with Swiss participation.
The average age of the Swiss sports delegation is27.
32 sports are represented in Paris.
33 Paris officially hosts the Summer Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
41 competition venues are ready.
58 percent of Swiss athletes are making their Olympic debut in Paris.
The oldest member of the Swiss team, show jumper Pius Schwizer, is61 years old.
The athletes in Formula Kite (windsurfing) reach70 km/h.
The golf pros have72 holes to play before the medals are awarded.
128 athletes will be competing for Switzerland, including 66 men and 62 women.
206 nations are taking part in the Olympics.
The Eiffel Tower is324 meters high.
329 medals will be decided in Paris.
600 boats will sail across the Seine at the opening ceremony.
The Seine is777 kilometers long.
The first Games of the modern era took place in Athens in1896.
10,500 athletes compete for medals.
11,000 torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame from May 8 to July 26.
77,083 spectators will fit into the Stade de France, where the athletics and seven-a-side rugby competitions will take place in addition to the closing ceremony.
10,000,000 tickets have gone on sale for the Games. 8.6 million had been sold by July 10. It is therefore clear that the previous record of Atlanta 1996 (8.3 million) will be surpassed.
France has a population of64,900,000.
