Paris begins 100-day countdown to 2024 Olympic Games

We are officially 100 days out from the Olympic Games in Paris athletes of course preparing to try to take home that goal that's right Matt renew is in New York City right now getting a sneak peek of all the preparations there Matt are you all the way up on the top floor now you're right Cory and Jordan we we just made it it was close we're on the.

85th floor of the Empire State Building we'll show you the view here it is special out here you know they' just had a big celebration with Team USA athletes here because we're here with the Summit meeting athletes from around the country and so they just turned on the lights the Empire State Building is going to be red white and blue now in the evening to.

Celebrate te Team USA so you know people are excited about these Olympics they've had the last three Olympic Games in Asia two of those during the pandemic now they're back in Europe in Paris and this will be the third time Paris has held the Olympics but it's been a 100 years so this time around they wanted things to be.

Different at the Paris 2024 Olympic Head quarters the mix of sports and culture it's going to be a fantastic moment CEO etn toas is preparing for the summer gam yes awesome and it's beautiful now just 100 days from starting the best athletes in one of the most iconic cities in the world very excited with the opening ceremony floating down the sen.

River a 6 km parade uh along with those iconic venues and places the L on the and competitions set in temporary venues located at iconic Paris landmarks they are open venues because they are temporary they're existing venues that Architects like Fran La met with American architectural firm populace makes it Shine again are.

Overseen working at 38 venues at the same time it's like designing 38 stadia at the same time and and requir a lot of organization cycle this for race on streets normally used for the last stage of the tour to France got a a friend who may be who may make the team so if the if he makes it we're definitely going to be here while.

At La Concord athletes will compete in BMX freestyle three onree basketball skateboarding and the debut of breaking it's an opportunity for us to go higher and live of what we love doing while back in the United States athletes are hard at work all over the.

Country and they're in New York for the Team USA media Summit talking about their Sports and the return of the Olympics after the restrictions of the last two pandemic games it's going to be cool to go back there again and see it in a much different capacity excited to have family and friends back in Paris we come after you know the Tokyo.

Games where uh the pandemic uh unfortunately didn't allow for spectators for ATN says they're just about ready for fans athletes and the world to celebrate in the City of Lights love and in just 100 days the Olympics looking forward to to get that excitement.

Going's already going here in New York what a view on a beautiful New York Day from the 85th floor the Empire State Building again we're here for the Team USA media Summit meeting a lot of these athletes from around the country that are going to be competing in Paris which is 100 days away and that opening ceremony 100 days away that's going to.

Be on the sen River they've had to scale it back a little bit from 600,000 to about 300,000 people for security concerns and they're already starting to come up with alternative plans in case there are terrorist threats where they could put that opening ceremony in their National Stadium but right now the plans again are to have that opening ceremony.

On the water they've sold 9 million of 10 million tickets 60% of those to fr residents and they just opened up about 200,000 tickets online to be sold today at 100 days out where we got this big celebration in New York City reporting live from New York City I'm Matt Renew at the Team USA media Summit and Cory and Jordan will show you this too we we.

Weren't used to the traffic in New York so we arrived at this whole big special event a little late that's me in the very back of the row all these people in front of me and then right there's that switch they pulled to turn the lights on here at the Empire State Building but as usual I was late to the game standing in the very back but we made it and we made.

It in time up to the 85th floor and what a you that is just so cool we are excited Matt thank you of course we're all rooting for Team USA but which country is expected to win the most medals at the summer games this year so here's some early predictions according to the analytics firm Grace note Sports it's looking good for Team USA they're.

Projected to win the most medals 123 with 39 gold China is expected to win 89 medals overall they also finished first and second at the Tokyo Olympics Great Britain is projected to round out the top three with 66 total medals

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