Beamon opens track and field competition with coup de baton
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NBC Olympics
1968 Olympic long jump champion Bob Beamon officially opened the Paris 2024 track and field competition with the French tradition of “coup de baton” in Stade de France.
NBC Olympics
1968 Olympic long jump champion Bob Beamon officially opened the Paris 2024 track and field competition with the French tradition of “coup de baton” in Stade de France.
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