Titled „To Her Majesty,” the eight-minute video used Alibaba’s cloud-based AI to colorize and restore archival photos of female athletes’ achievements at past Games, including French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen, who won women’s gold. Singles and mixed doubles at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
„’To Her Majesty’ highlights the tremendous progress women have made in sports throughout history,” said President Bach. “My heartfelt thanks to our friends at Alibaba for using AI-powered technology to make these women’s achievements in sports shine through a full spectrum of colors. More importantly, the film allows us to reflect on one of the most important priorities of the Olympic community – sports and thereby empowering women. Gender equality is a team sport. We all have a role to play and we all need to lead by example. With this film, Alibaba is leading by example using its technology expertise to highlight this important topic.
The film also features interviews with pioneering athletes such as Morocco’s Nawal El Moudawagal, the first Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal, and China’s Zhang Shan, who made history by winning gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Skeet shooting event.