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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Eleanor Crooks

UNBELIEVABLE: Fans and feelgood factor return as paris puts on spectacular summer of sport - Caught on Camera

The Olympic Rings on the Eiffel Tower (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Paris was at the centre of the sporting world in 2024 as the Olympics and Paralympics put on a show.

After the Covid-enforced delay and restrictions imposed on Tokyo, the French capital embraced its freedoms with an ambitious river-based opening ceremony and venues that made use of the city’s famous sites.

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