{"id":3076,"date":"2024-08-06T23:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3076"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:45:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:45:21","slug":"olympics-fans-believed-theyve-cracked-the-code-on-why-polish-sprinter-ewa-swoboda-strangely-changed-her-mind-after-saluting-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3076","title":{"rendered":"Olympics Fans Believed They\u2019ve Cracked The Code On Why Polish Sprinter Ewa Swoboda Strangely Changed Her Mind After Saluting Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ewa Swoboda, a Polish sprinter, had fans completely perplexed with her gesture after she won her first-round race of the women\u2019s 100m in Paris on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>Ewa Swoboda, a Polish sprinter, had fans completely perplexed with her gesture after she won her first-round race of the women\u2019s 100m in Paris on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At first I didn&#8217;t understand and at the end I didn&#8217;t either. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>What happened there?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SPZYmvBPps\">pic.twitter.com\/SPZYmvBPps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Figen (@TheFigen_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFigen_\/status\/1819860336583082262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a good reason why Polish Olympian Ewa Swoboda corrected her salute.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>Many took to the comments and felt they cracked the code as to why she did what she did.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"mai-list-content\">\n<p>\u201cEwa Swoboda switches to her left hand to say a casual hello. The right hand is traditionally used for military salute,\u201d one user explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-2\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>While a second added: \u201cArmy salute is with right hand so to not be disrespectful she switched,\u201d as a third agreed: \u201cThat\u2019s why I always salute with the left right means military salute.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Military salute is with the right hand.<\/p>\n<p>So, she switches to her left to say hello.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 floridanow1 (@floridanow1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/floridanow1\/status\/1819860824053150078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At first I didn&#8217;t understand and at the end I didn&#8217;t either. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>What happened there?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SPZYmvBPps\">pic.twitter.com\/SPZYmvBPps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Figen (@TheFigen_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFigen_\/status\/1819860336583082262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At first I didn&#8217;t understand and at the end I didn&#8217;t either. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>What happened there?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SPZYmvBPps\">pic.twitter.com\/SPZYmvBPps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Figen (@TheFigen_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFigen_\/status\/1819860336583082262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Those social media users would be correct. According to the US Department of Defense, the military uses their right hand to salute, only swapping to the left if their right hand is injured.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>Swoboda might be an eight-time Polish champion in the 100-meter race, but she did not display her skills well enough to advance to the Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old ultimately failed to make the final after coming fourth in the semis behind Melissa Jefferson, Marie-Josee Ta Lou, and Mujinga Kambundji.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-ewa-swoboda-is-a-national-sensation-with-her-talent-and-looks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ewa Swoboda Is A National Sensation With Her Talent And Looks<\/h2>\n<p>Boasting over 700,000 followers on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/litttlerunner\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=bcb2c10e-a020-4d7c-9e9d-415d1a90df31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda has easily become one of the more popular athletes competing at the Paris Olympics in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Summer Games, Swoboda was announced as one of nine new Barbie doll models representing top sportswomen, promoting female athletes as role models of the Olympic Games in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am overjoyed that Barbie appreciated my story and honored me alongside eight other amazing female athletes from around the world with the title of Barbie Role Model. I still can\u2019t believe it! I used to play with dolls as a little girl, and now I have my own Barbie doll that looks like me\u2014the only one of its kind in the world,\u201d commented Swoboda on her social media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ewa Swoboda, a Polish sprinter, had fans completely perplexed with her gesture after she won her first-round race of the women\u2019s 100m in Paris on Friday. 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