CompaniesSportParis 2024Print articleOpinionParis 2024 was the Olympic Games of the new eraThe spectacle in the city of light 128 years after the ‘modern’ Olympics began has shown that it’s not only possible to adapt to change while remaining true to yourself, it’s a necessity.Tracey HolmesSports journalistAug 12, 2024 – 8.30amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBefore arriving in Paris, excitement was muted. The talk was mostly of a potential terrorist attack and the madness of swimming in the Seine.People have been predicting the end of the Olympic Games for decades, referring to it as a relic that is irrelevant in the modern world.Loading...Tracey Holmes is professorial fellow in sport at the University of Canberra and host of The Sports Ambassador podcast.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreParis 2024OpinionLatest In SportFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLauren SamsHow Matt Comyn starts his dayFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarLife & LeisureJewels that cost millions – and the clients who buy themJessica BeresfordCalifornia’s best-kept wine secrets: 5 bottles to discoverThis ‘safe’ alternative to opioids is attracting big backersRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own