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Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony - in pictures

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The Eiffel Tower and the Olympics rings are lit up.

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The Eiffel Tower and the Olympics rings are lit up.Credit:AP

Pyrotechnics in the colours of the French flag mark the start of the ceremony.

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Pyrotechnics in the colours of the French flag mark the start of the ceremony. Credit:Getty Images

US rapper Snoop Dogg holds the torch as part of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Torch Relay, in Saint-Denis.

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US rapper Snoop Dogg holds the torch as part of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Torch Relay, in Saint-Denis.Credit:Getty Images

Vogue editor Anna Wintour arrives before the opening ceremony.

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Vogue editor Anna Wintour arrives before the opening ceremony.Credit:AP

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Police officers prepare to check security prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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Police officers prepare to check security prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.Credit:Getty Images

Members of Raid, France’s police intervention unit, patrol the Seine River in front of Paris’ commercial court prior to the opening ceremony.

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Members of Raid, France’s police intervention unit, patrol the Seine River in front of Paris’ commercial court prior to the opening ceremony.Credit:AP

Smoke resembling the flag of Team France is shown over Pont d’Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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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.Credit:Getty Images

Spectacular: Lady Gaga performs at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Spectacular: Lady Gaga performs at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Credit:AP

Team Greece’s boat parades along the Seine river during the opening ceremony.

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Team Greece’s boat parades along the Seine river during the opening ceremony.Credit:AP

Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin during the athletes’ parade on the Seine.

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Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin during the athletes’ parade on the Seine.Credit:Getty Images

Spectators watch from balconies and windows.

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Spectators watch from balconies and windows. Credit:Getty Images

Britain’s flagbearers Tom Daley and Helen Glover recreate an iconic scene from Titanic on the River Seine.

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Britain’s flagbearers Tom Daley and Helen Glover recreate an iconic scene from Titanic on the River Seine.Credit:Getty Images

Alex De Minaur, Lleyton Hewitt and other members of the Australian contingent arrive at the team boat.

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Alex De Minaur, Lleyton Hewitt and other members of the Australian contingent arrive at the team boat. Credit:Getty Images

Opera singer Marina Viotti during a sequence near the Supreme Court.

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Opera singer Marina Viotti during a sequence near the Supreme Court. Credit:Getty Images

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Reproductions of artworks from the Louvre rise from the river.

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Reproductions of artworks from the Louvre rise from the river. Credit:Getty Images

French athlete Dylan Nahi.

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French athlete Dylan Nahi. Credit:Getty Images

French President Emmanuel Macron enjoying the ceremony.

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French President Emmanuel Macron enjoying the ceremony.Credit:AP

An aerial vote of the Notre-Dame as boats carrying Olympic athletes float along the Seine.

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An aerial vote of the Notre-Dame as boats carrying Olympic athletes float along the Seine.Credit:nna\BGossling

Smoke billows from windows as part of a sequence featuring decapitated Marie Antoinettes.

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Smoke billows from windows as part of a sequence featuring decapitated Marie Antoinettes. Credit:AP

Artists performing during the ceremony despite heavy rain.

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Artists performing during the ceremony despite heavy rain. Credit:AP