Scenes from Paris as the 2024 Olympics kick off with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 26.

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Athletes of Team Greece wave handheld national flags on a boat prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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Canada's Olympic delegation pose for photos on a boat on the Seine River before the start of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024.

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People attend the beginning of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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Athletes from the Brazil delegation wave Brazilian flags as they sail in a boat along the river Seine at the start of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Smoke resembling the flag of Team France is shown over Pont d’Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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Team Greece begins the athletes’ parade past the water curtain under the Austerlitz Bridge on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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Team Greece begins the athletes’ parade past water jets and the water curtain under the Austerlitz Bridge on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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