Tabuk Deputy Governor Crowns Winners of ‘Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024’

 Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA
Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA
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Tabuk Deputy Governor Crowns Winners of ‘Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024’

 Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA
Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA

Under the patronage of the Governor of Tabuk Region, Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of the Tabuk Region, Prince Khalid bin Saud bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, crowned the winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" on Saturday.
The event marked the conclusion of the second round of the Saudi Toyota Championship rallies, in the presence of the President of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdullah bin Faisal, at the Grand Millennium Tabuk Hotel, SPA reported.
The Deputy Governor commended the success of the rally, affirming that the current sporting events in the Kingdom underscore the leadership's dedication to positioning the nation on the map of global sports.
Furthermore, he praised the efforts of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports, and the President of the SAMF, for their unwavering support for motorsports and its participants.
He also crowned the winners of the first places in the Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024 competitions.



‘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)
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‘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.