{"id":35657,"date":"2024-07-26T15:22:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=35657"},"modified":"2024-07-27T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T20:39:39","slug":"the-paris-olympics-are-open-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2024\/07\/26\/the-paris-olympics-are-open-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Paris Olympics are open: 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of the United Arab Emirates security team patrol a square near the Louvre in Paris, France, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ebrahim Noroozi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Asher Hong, of United States, performs on the high bar during a men’s artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo\/Morry Gash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chloe Dygert, of United States, gets ready to start the women’s cycling time trial event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo\/Ricardo Mazalan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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United States’ Steve Tomasin, left, exchanges shorts with Argentina’s Rodrigo Isgro after the end of the men’s 7-8 Placing Rugby Sevens match between Argentina and the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Saturday, July 27, 2024. Argentina won the game 19-0. (AP Photo\/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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France’s Joan Duru rides in a barrel in the 2nd heat, during round one of the surfing competition, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Ben Thouard\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gold medalist Ariarne Titmus, of Australia, middle, poses for a selfie with silver medalist Summer McIntosh, of Canada, left, and bronze medalist Katie Ledecky, of the United States, on the podium after winning the women’s 400-meters freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France.(AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the United States men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team react after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo\/Petr David Josek)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Coco Gauff of United States hits a forehand shot next to her teammate Jessica Pegula during the women’s doubles tennis competition against Ellen Perez and Daria Saville of Australia, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John John Florence, of the United States, surfs during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John John Florence, of the United States, surfs during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spectators photograph a colorful sunset at Eiffel Tower Stadium prior to a beach volleyball match between The United States and Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entertainers Ariana Grande, right, and Cynthia Erivo arrive in Paris, France, before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron, center, and IOC President Thomas Bach, left, wave as they arrive to attend the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Loic Venance\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Olympic torch travels by boat as ceremonial smoke in the colors of the France flag appear over the Seine River Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ceremonial smoke in the colors of the France flag appear over the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The boat carrying the Olympic Refugee team makes its way down the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Greece’s team goes down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Aaron Favila)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lady Gaga performs in Paris, France, ahead the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Athletes of Greece aboard a boat as it makes its way along the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Ann Wang\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Performers walk past a family on their balcony in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A boat carrying the Refugees Olympic Team pass as they ride along the Seine River as spectators wave in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People living on the Seine river front watch from their balconies in Paris, France, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Aijaz Rahi, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Athletes ride on boats along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the Hungarian delegation attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Thomas Samson\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A tight rope walker performs in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Aaron Favila)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The boat carrying team Cayman Islands makes its way down the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Rebecca Blackwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Athletes from China ride a boat along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People watch from the Seine river front in Paris, France, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Aijaz Rahi, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Team Germany travel down the Seine River past Academie de France in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ebrahim Noroozi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Team Greece travel by boat down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ebrahim Noroozi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Aircraft make a heart out of smoke during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Zhang Yuwei-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: This handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows an aerial view of the delegations boats navigation on the Seine by the Louvre and the Tuileries garden during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Models present creations while walking a catwalk erected along the Passerelle Debilly bridge along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL \/ AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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China’s delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Cao Can \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by CAO CAN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Florent Manaudou and Melina Robert-Michon, Flagbearers of Team France, cruise on the River Seine during the athletes’ parade during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. (Photo by MADDIE MEYER\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Team United Arab Emirates, Team Ecuador and Team Eritrea are seen on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Coco Gauff and Lebron James, Flagbearers of Team United States, are seen on a boat waving their flag along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The boat carrying team United States, with Lebron James carrying the flag, makes its way down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.(AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Olympic flag comes down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Floriane Issert, a non-commissioned officer for the National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag crosses the Iena Bridge into the Trocadero in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Pascal Le Segretain\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lights illuminate the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Luis Robayo\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Flashes of lights illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A spectator waves the flag of France during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Zhao Dingzhe\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Torch bearers French Athlete Marie-Jose Perec and French Judo Practitioner Teddy Riner walk to light the Olympic Cauldron at the Gardens of the Tuileries during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Torch bearers French Athlete Marie-Jose Perec and French Judo Practitioner Teddy Riner light the Olympic Cauldron at the Gardens of the Tuileries during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec watch as the cauldron rises in a balloon in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The cauldron, with the Olympic flame lit, lifts off while attached to a balloon, in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Peter Cziborra\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A detailed view of the Olympic Cauldron in the sky with the Lourve in foreground after being lit by Torch bearers French Athlete Marie-Jose Perec and French Judoka Teddy Riner (not pictured) during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A young dancer waits along the beach before an opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Friday, July 26, 2024, in Papara, Tahiti. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":35658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,4,11,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[55],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/AP24208485633119-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35657"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35719,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35657\/revisions\/35719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35657"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=35657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}