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# paris 2024 olympics

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26th July 2024
Long queues and ticketing problems ahead of Paris opening ceremony
9 hrs ago
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French high-speed rail lines disrupted by 'sabotage' ahead of Olympics opening ceremony in Paris
Rail operator SNCF said the "malicious attacks", which included arson attacks, will impact 800,000 passengers over the weekend.
SNCF chief executive Jean-Pierre Farandou said the cables will have to be repaired "one by one".
The opening ceremony will see up to 7,500 competitors travel down a six-kilometre stretch of the river Seine on a flotilla of 85 boats.
Updated 15 hrs ago
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This year
2024
Ireland to spend thousands on air-con for Olympians after Paris bans A/C to meet climate goals
Paris organisers had said they would not provide air-conditioning as part of a pledge to make the 2024 games environmentally friendly.
Mairead Maguire
16 Feb
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Last year
2023
IOC gives green light for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in Paris
25 Jan 2023
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