The Paris Olympics 2024 are at the moment happening and followers had been displaying their enthusiasm and keenness even earlier than the largest sports activities occasion began. One such fan has captured the eye of the netizens as a result of her assist.
Vivianne Robinson, a 66-year-old woman hailing from Los Angeles is an Olympic superfan and has been attending the sports activities occasion for the final 40 years. Nevertheless, her journey this yr was one to be remembered in Historical past.
Robinson with the intention to attend the 2024 Olympics in Paris maxed out her bank cards and labored day and night time to afford this journey and the tickets to 38 occasions. She used to work at Venice Seaside throughout the day the place she used to place names on necklaces utilizing rice and bagged groceries at night time.
Robinson said that she should work for 2 extra years with the intention to payback her bills for this journey. “It was exhausting to save lots of up and it’s a giant funds, however it’s a thousand occasions price it,” she added.
Nonetheless after spending the cash, she earned day and night time, Robinson said that she is upset as she paid US $1600 for the opening ceremony however ended up watching the Olympics opening ceremony on a display over the bridge destroying her fan second.
Robinson recalled the Atlanta Olympics which held in 1996 remembering that her ardour to gather pins made her attend the celebration the place she made rice necklaces for athletes in alternate of pins.
“I bought all of the pins and I bought to satisfy all of the athletes” Robinson said emphasizing that safety throughout these days was not excessive as it’s these days. “Now you may’t even get close to the athletes’ village.” Robinson said.
Since then, Robison has been attending each Olympics recreation dwelling her fan second, nevertheless she talked about that she bought the visa for Beijing 2008 however was not in a position to make it to the occasion as she was not in a position to afford it. Equally, she said that the tickets for Tokyo Olympics have been purchased however her plan bought cancelled as a result of COVID-19 pandemic on the time which was carried out with out the viewers.
Robinson’s dedication for the Olympics is sewed in her outfits, which she took a yr to embellish. The Olympic fan embellished the outfit with lots of of adornments, tens of Eiffel Tower on her hat, Olympic ring earrings and several other extra patches, pins and flags fastened to her outfit.
Robinson standing on the streets mentioned she really feel like a star as she said “It’s a little bit overwhelming. I can’t actually get anyplace as a result of everyone stops me for footage. It takes a very long time to get to the venues, however it’s okay”
2024 Olympics fever is on peak all through the followers around the globe and moments like these makes the occasion extra joyful and worthy to be watched.
