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“Galloping for gold,” the Paris Paralympics in 2024: Google Doodle
Equestrian Paralympics, Paris Paralympics in 2024: Google Doodle, With an animated bird and hen referee, today’s Google Doodle honors para-athletes competing in the Equestrian event at the Paris Paralympics in 2024.
Google Doodle:
Google Doodles are special variations of the Google logo on its homepage, created to celebrate holidays, events, anniversaries, and notable figures. These Doodles can be static images or interactive animations, often reflecting important cultural, scientific, or social milestones. Initially started as a simple way to indicate the founders’ attendance at the Burning Man festival in 1998, Doodles have evolved into a global phenomenon, educating and entertaining users while raising awareness of various causes and historical moments. They are created by a team of illustrators and engineers known as “Doodlers.
Today’s Google Doodle honors the para-athletes competing in the Equestrian event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. The tech giant produced a special doodle in honor of these athletes. The animated doodle shows a small bird riding a horse while wearing a helmet. A hen serves as the game’s referee in the interim.
“Jumping for the gold! Google added, “It’s time to get ready for the Para Equestrian events at the Château de Versailles.” to the description. The Paralympic Games feature just one equestrian discipline—dressage—as opposed to the Olympics’ three. In this event, the horse and the rider are both judged.
The correctness and caliber of riding, artistic flourishes, and the horse’s stride and halts are some of the criteria used to evaluate the equestrian competitions, according to the official website, Olympics.com.
Despite being a hobby at the beginning, para-dressage saw its first competition in the 1970s.
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Para-dressage gradually made its way into the Paralympic Games, starting with the 1996 Atlanta Games.
US wins at the Paris Paralympics history:
This success continues into the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, as the United States has a long history of success at the Paralympic Games. With several medals under its belt, Team USA has shown to be a formidable force in a variety of sports throughout the years.
Key Historical Wins:
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: The United States Paralympic team finished third in the overall medal tally with 104 medals, including 37 golds. Achievements in swimming, athletics, and cycling were noteworthy, with sportsmen like Jessica Long and Tatyana McFadden spearheading the movement.
- Rio 2016 Paralympics: The United States took home 115 medals, including big wins in the track and field and swimming competitions. Two particularly impressive performances were wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden and swimmer Rebecca Meyers.
- London 2012 Paralympics: The United States won 98 medals total, with 31 golds. Stars like the four-time gold medallist Raymond Martin in athletics rose to prominence at this event.
- Beijing 2008 Paralympics: With impressive wins in wheelchair racing, swimming, and team sports like wheelchair basketball, the United States brought home 99 medals.
- Athens 2004 Paralympics: The U.S. Paralympic team won gold in track and field and swimming, for a total of 88 medals. Erin Popovich excelled in swimming and took home seven gold medals.
Paris 2024 Paralympics:
The American team is maintaining its medal lead at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Cementing her reputation even further, Oksana Masters, a well-known figure in American Paralympic history, won her eighth gold medal in Paracycling.
The United States has a reputation for having a wide range of skills in a variety of sports and has routinely been among the top countries in the medal count throughout the Paralympics’ existence. The success of the U.S. Paralympic team is based on perseverance, hard work, and the consistent backing of a strong sports program for athletes with disabilities.
