The Olympic Video games Paris 2024 has made historical past, electrifying the Metropolis of Mild and the remainder of the world with thrilling competitors. Charming performances within the breaking, skateboarding and browsing competitions — three of the latest sports activities to be a part of the Olympic Video games — garnered a bustling group of supporters and championed a brand new period. Now, greater than ever, the Olympic Video games is pivoting to welcome new sports activities because the occasion seeks to attach with a brand new era of athletes and followers.
To rejoice breaking’s debut at Paris 2024 and the second Olympic Video games look of browsing and skateboarding, Samsung is embracing the close-knit communities of every sport and showcasing a few of their largest stars. Group Samsung Galaxy members Grace “Sunny” Choi (Breaking, USA), Johanne Defay (Browsing, France) and Karam Singh (Breaking, Nice Britain) joined Samsung for Chat with Group Samsung Galaxy — an unique dialog through which they opened up about their sports activities’ recognition on a worldwide stage and what this implies to the communities standing behind them.
Samsung Newsroom joined followers and media at Olympic™ rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Elysees 125 on August 10 to listen to extra concerning the trailblazing athletes’ journey to the Olympic Video games.
▲ (From left) Group Samsung Galaxy members Karam Singh, Johanne Defay and Sunny Choi join with followers and media at Olympic™ rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Elysees 125.
Breaking, skateboarding and browsing — together with their communities — replicate Samsung’s marketing campaign theme of “Open all the time wins” which facilities across the core perception that something is feasible with an open thoughts. In step with this, Samsung developed a three-part docu-series specializing in the brand new Olympic Video games sports activities.
Chat with Group Samsung Galaxy featured a screening of two of those movies — “Breaking Boundaries,” developed in shut collaboration with Professional Breaking Tour (PBT), and “Subsequent Wave,” developed in shut collaboration with World Surf League (WSL). Within the movies, Group Samsung Galaxy athletes and business legends share their views on the brand new sports activities and rejoice their communities.
▲ Screening of the docu-series at Olympic™ rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Elysees 125
Moderator Saïd El Abadi, a journalist from French media outlet CNews, kickstarted the dialogue by asking Singh about his group again in Derby, England, and what it meant to breakers there for the game to be a part of the Olympic Video games. The breaker additionally mentioned his personal private mission of supporting the subsequent era and serving to them pursue their passions in opposition to all odds.
“Due to the Olympics, now your mother and father and grandparents will know what breaking is. It’s going to have a big impact on the group and younger children on the market who’re striving for greatness,” he stated. “Simply keep in mind, it’s all concerning the journey. It doesn’t matter what life throws at you, keep open to the alternatives it brings.”
▲ Karam Singh of Group Nice Britain
As Group France’s Olympic bronze medalist in browsing, Defay mirrored on the significance of staying open-minded and embracing new experiences whereas recounting her experiences browsing in Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
“Paris 2024 has been such an incredible expertise. Coming dwelling with a bronze medal is simply the cherry on prime,” she stated. “Browsing has taught me plenty of life classes, and this was no exception. It’s so unpredictable, you by no means know what wave you’re going to get. You simply should preserve an open thoughts and provides it your all.”
▲ Johanne Defay of Group France
▲ (From left) Group Samsung Galaxy members Karam Singh, Johanne Defay and Sunny Choi reply questions from followers and media.
▲ (From left) Group Samsung Galaxy members Karam Singh, Johanne Defay and Sunny Choi talk about the highway to the Olympic Video games Paris 2024.
After an enticing dialogue with the Group Samsung Galaxy members, El Abadi opened up the ground to followers and media for a particular Q&A phase. Choi mirrored on the significance of illustration in competitors and the way the definition of success is private.
“This complete journey has taught me to redefine what success appears to be like like. It has taught me to belief myself, to imagine in myself and to like myself,” she stated. “I’m so pleased I received an opportunity to compete in these Olympic Video games and hopefully encourage younger ladies on the market. As a younger lady, I didn’t essentially have somebody on the market that seemed like me. I hope this can present them that they can also go for it.”
▲ Sunny Choi of Group USA
▲ Sunny Choi reacts to questions from followers within the viewers.
After the occasion, followers had an opportunity to satisfy and pose with their favourite athletes for some group pictures to commemorate the inclusive group that championed the athletes within the first place.
▲ (From left) Group Samsung Galaxy members Johanne Defay, Sunny Choi and Karam Singh pose for his or her very personal Victory Selfie* at Olympic™ rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Elysees 125.
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