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The 2024 Paris Olympics officially kicked off Friday with opening ceremonies held in the heart of the French capital.
France’s meteorological office had warned of potential flooding in Paris ahead of the opening ceremony while predicting that that the rainon Instagram that he “couldn’t bring the oil” this year because he was part of the Olympic torch relay.that he didn’t qualify to compete at this year’s Games, but “while not competing, the spirit of the Games called me, opportunities arose and I couldnt say no.”
“It’s a real shame, but we would have arrived too late,” Philipp Weishaupt said of himself and Christian Kukuk. “There was no longer a chance of making it on time.”Today marks the first time in Olympics history that the opening ceremony will not take place inside an arena, but rather down Paris’ legendary River Seine – a path marked with some of France’s most famous landmarks.
Fires set in remote locations, far from the capital where the ceremony is preparing to take place, were apparently started in a bid to cut off rail routes into the city from all directions,
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