Simone Biles Makes History In Paris, Snoop Dogg-Led Olympic Pin-Trading Frenzy Expected
Over the centuries, Olympics traditions linking sports and culture include the torch relay, the Olympic flame that’s always lit, the Parade of Nations and the release of birds of peace, which dates back to the revived Olympics in 1896.
Who can forget one of the most stirring moments in Olympic history when Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia?
Jumping ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympics, we’ve got another tradition taking the games by storm: pin trading.
Pin trading reportedly dates back to the 1896 Games in Athens when they were made out of cardboard and used to identify athletes and media — kind of like name tags.
The tradition has …