On Eve of Olympics Ceremony, Paris is ‘Ready,’ Officials Say

Mon Jul 29 2024
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Billions of dollars, millions of tourists, and thousands of athletes and security forces are behind the Paris Olympics, which kick off Friday with a ceremony on the Seine River. The city’s first Olympic Games in a century faced some roadblocks in the run-up, from political upheaval and bad weather, to threats of COVID-19 and strike action.

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