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PARIS: The boats from Friday’s opening ceremony all stowed away, the Olympics have well and truly begun. The constant drizzle over the city, its gloomy skies, raincoats and umbrellas — parapluies, in these parts — and the mawkish expressions of the Parisians, is just a distraction. Don’t fall for it.

One is an imposing, athletic 6-footer, the other is a double-jointed sprinter with “uncanny flexibility.” Their personalities differ. But both are ready for the spotlight in Paris.

The France national rugby sevens team knows how to party.

Update: 'Plapp slid under a barrier fence shortly after passing the first checkpoint ... his parents and an Australian team doctor were at the hospital with him' says national team

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics drew 28.6 million viewers in the United States on Friday night, according to preliminary data released by Comcast's NBCUniversal. This is the highest viewership for a Summer Games kickoff since the London Olympics in 2012, and a significant leap from the Tokyo Olympics…

It was a full circle moment for the veteran and now eight-time gold medalist, as the Americans won the 4X100 freestyle relay for the third straight Games.

Aaron and Alex Shackell, Drew Kibler, and Rajeev Ram are representing Carmel, Indiana in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Shayna Jack says her gold medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle is just the start for her at the Paris Olympics.

Grace Brown has given Australia's cycling team the ideal start to its Paris Olympics campaign with the country's first gold medal of the Games.