“I look 63” | Relief

“They look like convicts,” “Did they arrest Murray?” or “They turned world stars into Guantanamo prisoners” – these were the comments that appeared on social media from fans when photos of the best athletes from the next Olympics were leaked. First there were tennis fans, but the phenomenon has passed run like wildfire over time for all kinds of sports such as golf, football or cycling.

Just a week before the opening of the Games, the International Olympic Committee and the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee have published the official lists of events on their websites and attached them the official photograph that the great heroes will have in their accreditationSome images that caught my attention because they were in good quantity. selfies taken more than “modestly” when we talk about the biggest stars of the event.

Following the consultations conducted by Relevo, it can be said that the story that has gone viral today began a few weeks ago with the athlete accreditation process. In the vast majority of national and international cases The national federations of the various disciplines were responsible for sending these photographs to the IOC.In the petition the only condition that was valid was that they had white background and no smile.

Some Spanish federations, for example, have decided to hold photo shoots (for example, basketball teams), while others have decided to use archives to select these images (for example, Olympic shooting), but The vast majority asked participants to take a photo on a mobile phone. “We asked the athletes for it, and without further ado they created a white wall in their home.“– they tell us from the communications department of the Spanish Federation.

If you look closely, you’ll see that the most flirtatious ones did it more conscientiously than the rest. Some athletes seem to think it’s obvious that they either have a gift for looking good in these types of photos – which is not easy at all – or they took several shots until they got decent ones. And then there are the most perceptive ones, who They looked through their image gallery and looked for an official photo from another competition. to keep a dossier, as Alexia Putellas did in the women’s soccer team, unlike Patry Guijarro and Ona Battle, who took express selfies. A separate comment is worth Ana Peleteiro, who used the photo a few seasons ago. and that some users noted that “it looks like he’s at school.”

Grandparents or terrorists, the most common

The truth is that what seemed like an unimportant procedure became viral phenomenon which is dedicated to finding and sharing photos of athletes. When they are seen, there are a few people who They were surprised to find his face on social media. amidst the general sarcasm, and some prefer to continue the joke to the question of this media outlet: “I look like I’m 63 years oldOthers acknowledge that the viral tweets claim of his photo: “The truth is I look like a terrorist.”

Moreover, as Relevo learned, The Spanish Olympic Committee also took its own photos together with the federations. which will be published on the website before the Games. In them, the 382 representatives of Spain in Paris 2024 will appear in the official white polo shirts of the Joma brand, which they will wear during the Games. A few days ago, some similar cases from women’s football were made public.

A quick glance at the photos of the Spanish delegation heading to French soil next Tuesday will quickly show that some of them look pretty good even in their ID photos. Tell that to the K4-500m competitors with names like Saul Craviotto or Spanish flag bearer Marcus Cooper. Thank goodness there are no press photos, by the way.