The Paris Games organizers say the Olympics rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower this summer
The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, organizers said in a statement on Tuesday, as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games. A 29-meter -long and 15-meter -high structure of five Olympic rings, made entirely of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old historic landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River.
About 10,500 athletes will parade through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer route in the opening ceremony at sunset on July 26. The Eiffel Tower will feature prominently in the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the following Paralympics. The Olympic and Paralympic medals in Paris are being embedded with pieces from a hexagonal chunk of iron taken from the monument.
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