Riyadh to Host International Modern Pentathlon Union’s Congress in 2024

The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne has unanimously agreed that Riyadh will host the union’s General Assembly in November 2024.
The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne has unanimously agreed that Riyadh will host the union’s General Assembly in November 2024.
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Riyadh to Host International Modern Pentathlon Union’s Congress in 2024

The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne has unanimously agreed that Riyadh will host the union’s General Assembly in November 2024.
The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne has unanimously agreed that Riyadh will host the union’s General Assembly in November 2024.

The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has unanimously agreed that Riyadh will host the union’s General Assembly (Congress) in November 2024, SPA said on Saturday.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia submitted its bid to host the UIPM Congress on March 14 and successfully finalized all necessary commitments and approvals by September of this year.
Saudi Modern Pentathlon Federation President Nasser Al-Dughether voiced gratitude to the Saudi leadership for its unwavering support.
He also commended Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, as well as Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, the committee’s vice-president, for their close monitoring.



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.”