Saudi Sports Minister Crowns Sergio Perez with F1 STC Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023 Prize

Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has crowned Sergio Perez. SPA
Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has crowned Sergio Perez. SPA
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Saudi Sports Minister Crowns Sergio Perez with F1 STC Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023 Prize

Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has crowned Sergio Perez. SPA
Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has crowned Sergio Perez. SPA

Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has crowned Mexico’s Sergio Perez with F1 STC Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023 Prize who ranked first in the race held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, driver of Red Bull and champion of the last edition, ranked second and George Russell, who drove the Mercedes Team, came third.

In remarks following the event, the Saudi Minister of Sports expressed pleasure of the success of the third Formula event being held in Saudi Arabia, citing the unlimited support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the Kingdom’s sports sector.

The next round of the Formula Once Race is scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia.



Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum from sunset until 2 a.m.

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels.

Organizers said the electric flame uses 40 LED spotlights “to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles.”