American shot put star Ryan Crouser lauds Paris Olympics for unifying spirit: 'Cheer for the same uniform'

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Seeing sports as unifying is not a new concept. 

Earlier this week, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke to an audience that included French President Emmanuel Macron and other officials, addressing the importance of promoting "Olympic values" during a period of overwhelming global conflict. 

IOC President Thomas Bach gestures during the Athletes' Call for Peace at the Olympic Village Plaza ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games July 22, 2024, in Paris.  (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

He later met with hundreds of Olympic athletes in the Olympic Village to share a message, "Give peace a chance." 

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"When our founder, Pierre de Coubertin, revived the Olympic Games 130 years ago — right here in Paris — he saw it as a way to promote peace among all nations and people of the world. He was a true ambassador for peace. Today, you — the Olympic athletes — you are the peace ambassadors of our time," Bach said. 

It's a sentiment two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser shares.  

Ryan Crouser of the U.S. competes in the men's shot put final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo.  (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

"It's been a long time since we, as the world, have kind of had a proper Olympics," Crouser told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. 

"Tokyo did a fantastic job given the cards that they were dealt. I mean, it was difficult to have an Olympics during a pandemic. And the fact that they even had one was a testament to their commitment and the effort that went in. But I feel like it missed the key component of the Olympics,