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Even with trickling rain and imminent security risks dampening part of the mood, Paris has delivered on its promise of raising the curtain on the 2024 Olympics in its uniquely romantic manner. ▲French star athletes Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec lit the Olympic cauldron held by a balloon as the 2024 Paris Games opened on Friday. [Photo/Agencies] Not the traditional way, not the safest way, but certainly the most Parisian way — the French capital wowed the world on Friday by turning the picturesque central section of the River Seine into a giant open-air theater. Eighty-five boats carrying athletes from 205 delegations sailed into the Olympic spotlight, cheered on by over 320,000 spectators watching from both banks of the river, and from balconies and windows. ▲Spectators watch a light and water show from the banks of the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. [JOHN MACDOUGALL/Pool via REUTERS] For the first time in the history of modern Olympic
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