France’s revered sports daily L’Equipe produced a special Olympics edition on Thursday which it claimed was the biggest newspaper in the world.
In two sections measuring 80 centimetres (32
inches) side to side and 56cm up and down (22in), the paper said
although reading it would no doubt pose problems for commuters in busy
trains and buses, the “collectors edition” was a fitting way to mark
Friday’s opening of the London Olympics.
The front page of the broadsheet’s first section
carries a huge picture of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt with his arms
held aloft in victory super-imposed onto a snap of London’s Tower
Bridge.
Section two has a cartoon of the Olympic rings with
a hand stretching out to grab them. Said the paper: “Twice the size of
its usual edition, L’Equipe Friday sets a new record for a sports daily in tribute to the giants (of sport).
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who is aiming to win a fourth
gold medal at the Olympics, is among them.” Among the offerings inside
are a 2.03 metreslife-size picture of popular French judo star Teddy
Riner. (AFP)
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