As the Paris Olympics near the finish, what will we remember? | The Take

From polluted waters to gender policing - it’s been an eventful 2024 Olympics. We jog through the highs and lows as the city starts to lower the Olympic flame.

In this episode: 

- Shireen Ahmed, Sports Journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, and Sonia Bhagat, with Amy Walters, Veronique Eshaya, Duha Mosaad, and me, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s Executive Producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

[simsgazytech]

the Horrifying Opening, the Worst ever Olympic's Opening.

[diazvirdani]

*France🇨🇵 still occupied New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Polynesia, Clipperton.*
end occupation & keep peace!.

[mysticjoy]

We will Remember that History has written this as The Olympic Perverted Genocide Games in Paris 🗼👎🤦

[bhoymerza]

I remember the OPENING CEREMONY PARIS 2024 worst ever to remember

[sihr]

We will remember the shameful decision of the not banning Israel

[BobGrantTM]

That ghastly opening ceremony.
Stuff of nightmares.

[daveh]

2024 the most forgettable Olympics ever

[andrewreynolds]

I never saw the openings, but hearing about it's just, wow, im only starting to wa'tch it, finally sense halfway being into the Olympics.

[Ronshydrohub]

We will only remember the satanic beginning...

[HolyBereanOrthodoxChristian]

Thanks AJ, although no one cares about the Olympics considering the compliant politicians in the war on Gaza. Please start highlighting alternative independent candidates in the upcoming US election. No one is interested in the major parties.

[mas]

the worst, by far, Olympic ceremony since 776 BC

[nobody-jn]

We will remember the racism and diarrhea river in Paris.

[hologramhouse]

I will remember how uninterested and bored I was.

[annikamyren]

I loved the opening ceremoni , really beauteful ! It baffles me that many people still thinks that it was "the last supper " 🙄

[cherryblossom]

I dont think Gaza and most of West Bank will either know or care about their athletes .They are just trying to survive. Will the athletes even be allowed to go back home?

[hardnoxgrad]

My Family, myself, my distant Family will Never visit Paris, because of how the 2024 Olympics was handled by the Paris Committee. Too much Trash in the 🤡Opening.

[sakatasun]

It will be remembered as the most degenerate Olympics ever

[ansonbates]

Shelly Ann Fraser being locked out of the stadium

[laurenth]

I will remember that the Games in 1936 under the 3rd Reich were better, but only slightly, regarding the broadcasting on radio and TV here in France.

[Stan-nubl]

If no one can see by now after watching the Olympics opening ceremony, that there is something seriously wrong with our world and the people that run it - then God help you 🙏 because it's getting pretty obvious.