Honor for the Argentine Olympic legend. That is how one can see what occurred this Friday to Santiago Langewho past not competing after seven appearances, can stay from inside with the Argentine delegation the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games and was a part of the torch relay shared by legendary athletes contained in the Olympic Village.
“It was a really special occasion, carrying the Olympic flame, within the Village and with every part that it means, primarily peace on the planet. It’s a privilege to have that flame even for a couple of minutes, for a number of seconds, it is extremely particular.“, revealed Lange, three-time medallist at crucial occasion in sport.
The 62-year-old sailor, winner of 1 gold and two bronze medals in his seven Olympic participations, went from being the flag bearer on the Tokyo 2020 Video games to being a part of the relay amongst legendary athletes in Paris 2024, the place he was accompanied by one other legend of Argentine Olympism reminiscent of Paula Paretoelected this week as a member of the IOC.
A couple of hours later, he was one of many friends invited to stroll the crimson carpet within the Trocadero sector, the place a bit was specifically reserved for the press for the opening ceremony. Subsequent to him, amongst others, was the basketball participant Tony Parker and the tennis participant Serena Williams.
“I am profiting from the truth that the Video games are beginning to ask you to comply with @atletasargentina the place you can see every part from the within,” mentioned Lange, who within the earlier days was very near the Argentine rugby sevens workforce, each in coaching and within the matches on the Saint Denis stadium.
Santiago Lange, throughout the Olympic torch relay for Paris 2024 amongst legendary athletes and contained in the Athletes’ Village.
Lange, alongside along with his companion Victoria Travascio, did not qualify for Paris 2024 as a result of the youthful pair of Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco gained that spot within the duel between the 2 Nacra 17 class boats, nearly a yr in the past.
She has competed in seven Olympic Video games: Seoul 1988 (Soling class), Atlanta 1996 (Laser), Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 (Twister), Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020 (Nacra 17). She gained bronze medals in 2004 and 2008 with Carlos Espínola. In Rio she gained gold with Cecilia Carranza Saroli.
Santiago Lange, legend amongst legends
They be a part of an illustrious checklist of round 10,000 torchbearers, together with French Olympic athletes, sporting legends and others chosen for his or her optimistic influence on French society, who’ve taken half within the relay throughout its epic 69-day journey throughout France and its abroad territories.
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President Bach obtained the flame from French Olympic handball champion Cléopâtre Darleux Mingam and fellow runner Yiech Pur Biel, IOC member and member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Workforce at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Bach handed it over to IOC Athletes’ Fee President Emma Terho.
To know a bit of the context by which Lange was included, it’s sufficient to take a look at the checklist of Olympic athletes who participated within the relay.
Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland), highway biking – Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016
Lin Dan (China), badminton – Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 and London 2012
Chris Hoy (Nice Britain), observe biking – Olympic champion in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012, silver medallist in Sydney 2000
Jingyu Wu (China), taekwondo – Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 and London 2012
Lindsey Vonn (USA), Alpine snowboarding: Olympic champion and bronze medallist at Vancouver 2010, bronze medallist at PyeongChang 2018
Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco), athletics – Olympic champion in Athens 2004, silver medallist in Sydney 2000
Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe), swimming – Olympic champion, silver medallist and bronze medallist at Athens 2004, Olympic champion and silver medallist at Beijing 2008;
Cleopatra Darleux Mingam (France), handball – Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020
Yiech Pur Biel (EOR), athletics
Emma Terho (Finland), ice hockey – bronze medallist at Nagano 1998 and Vancouver 2010
Pau Gasol (Spain), basketball – silver medallist at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, bronze medallist at Rio 2016
Maja Włoszczowska (Poland), biking (mountain bike) – silver medal in Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016
Yuki Take it (Japan), fencing – silver medal at London 2012 and Rio 2016
Humphrey Kayange (Kenya), rugby
Hong Zhang (China), pace skating – Olympic champion in Sochi 2014
Frida Hansdotter (Sweden), alpine snowboarding, Olympic champion in PyeongChang 2018
Masomah Ali Zada (EOR, refugees), biking
Oluseyi Smith (Canada), athletics
