SportsSupporting the unsung heroes: Hannah Hall’s viral Paris Olympics journey

Supporting the unsung heroes: Hannah Hall’s viral Paris Olympics journey

Cheering in Paris... for the losers. Her films are a hit online.
Cheering in Paris... for the losers. Her films are a hit online.
Images source: © TikTok
Jakub Artych

3 August 2024 11:19

Hannah Hall spent her childhood in France and currently lives in the United States. The 20-year-old is watching the Olympic Games in Paris with her family. She decided to support the losing athletes in France, and thanks to this, she gained enormous popularity on social media.

The woman who cheers for losing athletes at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 gained enormous popularity thanks to her gesture, which she said she made to unite the world.

Hall knows France well, as she spent her childhood there. Despite moving to the USA, Paris is still close to her heart. Recently, she flew to the Olympic Games to watch athletes from all over the world.

As noted by expressdigest.com, the 20-year-old mainly supports athletes from France and the USA. However, she is very empathic because she has always felt for those who returned home without significant success.

That’s why she and her family decided to cheer for the losers. It sounds unusual, but her actions have gone viral on TikTok. One of the videos, which has garnered over a million views, shows the 20-year-old applauding athletes disappointed after their defeat.

We were so sad we tried to cheer all of them on - she wrote under her video.

In the videos, we see that Hannah applauded losing athletes from Australia, Romania, Thailand, Poland, Fiji, Algeria, Senegal, and Ukraine as they left the arena feeling down.

She supports the losers in Paris. "Sport should unite"

Hannah Hall explained that she wanted to cheer for everyone because the Olympic Games were supposed to bring people together.

I wanted to make sure these athletes knew how incredible they were for even making it to the Olympics. here is so much sadness, death, discrimination, and anger in the world, and I love that the Olympics has a way of bringing us all together and uniting us, even if only for a bit - she added.

Paris has become the hottest place in the world. During the Olympic Games in France, many famous personalities from the entertainment world appeared in the stands, including Tom Cruise. Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, and Ariana Grande also appeared.

Hannah and mum are cheering for the athletes in Paris.
Hannah and mum are cheering for the athletes in Paris.© TikTok
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