Paris 2024: Archery, team sports take centre stage on eve of opening ceremony
While team sports took centre stage Thursday on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the first individual event of the 2024 Games – archery – drew all eyes to the Invalides on the banks of the River Seine. French rugby star Antoine Dupont’s Les Bleus entered their second day of play as the French women’s football team led by Hervé Renard took to the field to fight for their first major title. And the Olympic torch continued its journey around Paris with a stopover in the city's northeastern suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded at the Paris Olympics. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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While team sports took centre stage Thursday on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the first individual event of the 2024 Games – archery – drew all eyes to the Invalides on the banks of the River Seine. French rugby star Antoine Dupont’s Les Bleus entered their second day of play as the French women’s football team led by Hervé Renard took to the field to fight for their first major title. And the Olympic torch continued its journey around Paris with a stopover in the city's northeastern suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded at the Paris Olympics. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
