Saudi Sport Minister Crowns Dutchman Max Verstappen with F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Trophy

Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - SPA
Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - SPA
TT

Saudi Sport Minister Crowns Dutchman Max Verstappen with F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Trophy

Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - SPA
Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - SPA

Minister of Sport and Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal crowned Dutchman Max Verstappen, driver of the Red Bull team with the trophy of the first place in the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

He ranked first in the race held at Jeddah Corniche Circuit within the second stage of the Formula 1 racing season.
This was the second time, Verstappen won the title in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The race was attended by the Deputy Governor of Makkah region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, and the President of the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) and Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdullah bin Faisal, who crowned the Mexican champion Sergio Perez, driver of the Red Bull team as the winner of the second place prize.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco Yasir Al- Rumayyan, awarded the driver of Monegasque Ferrari team, Charles Leclerc the prize of the third place, SPA reported.
The race was attended by the President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the President and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Stefano Domenicali, and the CEO of stc Group Eng. Olayan Al-Wetaid, and CEO of Aramco, Eng. Amin H. Nasser.



‘Flooding Rains’ Threaten to Dampen Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Spectators are seen behind the Eiffel Tower ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Spectators are seen behind the Eiffel Tower ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Reuters)
TT

‘Flooding Rains’ Threaten to Dampen Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Spectators are seen behind the Eiffel Tower ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Spectators are seen behind the Eiffel Tower ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Reuters)

The Paris Olympics look likely to get off to a soggy start.

Meteo-France, the French weather service, is predicting “flooding rains” Friday evening when the opening ceremony is set to unroll along the Seine River. But the show is set to go on as planned, starting at 1:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CEST and should last more than three hours.

Already in the late afternoon, skies were gray with intermittent drizzle. There was a silver lining, though, with temperatures expected to stay relatively warm throughout the evening.

Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 6,800 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles). Though 10,700 athletes are expected to compete at these Olympics, hundreds of soccer players are based outside Paris, surfers are in Tahiti and many have yet to arrive for their events in the second week, organizers said Thursday.

Hundreds of thousands of people, including 320,000 paying and invited ticket-holders, are expected to line the Seine’s banks as athletes are paraded along the river on boats.