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Richard CARTER

FOUND: Let the games begin rugby football kick off paris 2024 | Mind Blowing Facts

The sporting programme is beginning, two days before the openning ceremony (Credit: AFP)

Football and Rugby Sevens kick off the sport at the Paris Olympics Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony, featuring a top French star and a huge police presence for Israel's first appearance.

Israel's footballers take on Mali in the men's competition, under the watchful eye of 1,000 police officers, with authorities erecting an "anti-terrorist perimeter" and bracing for possible disruption around the stadium.

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