10 Fact you should know about Olympics games Paris 2024

1. 79 returning Olympians in men's and women's artistic gymnastics and competing in gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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2. Six first-year senior female gymnasts and one male gymnast will compete at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.

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3. Team Romania's youngest women's team is 17.2 years old, while Team USA's youngest men's team is 22.2 years old.

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4. Six first-year senior female gymnasts and one male gymnast will compete at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.

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5. There is a strong collegiate representation in gymnastics with 22 competitors in Paris who are either current or former NCAA athletes.

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4. Jade Barbosa (33) is the oldest female artistic gymnast competing, while Hezly Rivera (16) is the youngest.

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7. New sports like breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding, and surfing—surfing competitions will take place in Tahiti—will be included in the Paris Olympics.

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8. Olympic medals for Paris 2024 will include iron from the original Eiffel Tower, increasing its historical significance.

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9. Paris will become one of only two cities to hold the Olympics three times, having previously hosted in 1900 and 1924.

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10.The opening ceremony will take place on the Seine River, with competitors boating instead of walking through the stadium.

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