Paris 2024 Olympics: Fascinating Facts and Youngest Team USA Member and Hopefuls

With the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics quickly approaching on Friday, July 26th, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its Paris 2024 Olympics By The Numbers report filled with fun facts.

Here are 12 interesting facts that will give you some insight into this huge international sporting event:

1. While it is a huge opportunity for the host city’s tourism industry, the price tag of putting on such a huge event is not inexpensive. In fact, $8.2 billion is the estimated cost of hosting the 2024 Paris Olympics for the beautiful city.
2. Paris is the most vulnerable capital in Europe when it comes to sizzling heatwaves, which could come into play for the outdoor events.
3. There is a 200 percent increase in Paris hotel prices for the Olympics’ opening night. Ouch. That will sting.
4. 40, 000 people will join the 26-mile “Marathon for All” in Paris on Saturday, August 10 at 9 pm, considering heat issues, it could be dangerous.
5. At just 16 years old, Hezly Rivera, a member of the USA Women’s gymnastics team, will be the youngest member of Team USA going to the Olympics.
6. There will be 45,000 security personnel who will work in the Paris Games.
7. This will be second Olympics in a row that will use artificial intelligence managed security features.
8. It has been 100 years since Paris hosted the Olympic Games.
9. Breaking (dance) will make its Olympic debut.
10. 39 venues will host different sports.
11. 329 sporting events will take place at the event.
12. 10.5 thousand athletes, from 206 countries, will compete in the 2024 Paris Games.

Simone Biles (gymnastics), Katie Ledecky (swimming), and Sha’Carri Richardson (track) are a few of USA’s individual Olympic hopefuls, as well as both Men’s and Women’s basketball teams will heavily vie for the gold.

The 2024 Olympic Games will conclude on Sunday, August 11th.

For the full report, please visit: http://wallethub.com/blog/olympics-fun-facts/22356.

— Jerry Del Priore