The days preceding the Olympics were often dreary and the imposing construction projects along the river aroused a mixed sense of apprehension and anticipation
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 Let the good times roll !  Hungarian cyclist Attila Valter powering down the boulevard Saint Germain in the Men’s Olympic time trial for Team Hungary !  The first two days of the games were marked by rain, and the Saturday cycling time trials, pictu
 World Champion Ellen van Dijk showing her determination, 2km from the finish of the Women’s Olympic time trial.  Her bike looks like it’s barely touching the ground !  The first two days of the games were marked by rain, and the Saturday cycling tim
 Fans cheering on Team USA 🇺🇸
 The sun eventually came out and food influencers from around the world converged on Paris, here in the shadow of the Olympic flame
 Standing guard over the Stade de France during the Olympic Women’s Rugby Sevens
 Women’s Rugby Sevens at the Stade de France  Lady Black Ferns of New Zealand 🇳🇿sending Team China 🇨🇳 home
 Very pregnant Azeri 🇦🇿 archer, Yaylagül Razamanova, at the Invalides stadium - the baby kicked while she fired a tiebreaking arrow !
 Women’s Olympic triathlon, coming up rue du Bac in the 7eme. I caught this while cycling out to the Marne to see the rowing finals (next picture).
 Olympic rowing, Vaires sur Marne
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 The Olympics gave center stage to « urban » sports like BMX at Place de la Concorde
 China 🇨🇳 vs Spain 🇪🇸  3x3 basketball at Place de la Concorde
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 In the very Eurocentric world of cycling, there aren’t many black riders, but the fans were certainly showing a lot of enthusiasm and encouragement to Rwandan cyclist Eric Manizabayo, pictured here near the top of rue Lepic in Montmartre
 Curious spectator in Montmartre, craning to get a view of the Men’s Olympic road race
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 Women’s Olympic cycling on avenue de l’Opéra
 Women’s Olympic walking - the participants must always have one foot on the ground, or else it’s running
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 One block away from the pandemonium of the triathlon relay, life went on
 Grand entrance to the beach volleyball stadium on the Champ de Mars
 Taliqua Clancy, team Australia 🇦🇺 women’s beach volleyball semifinal, peeking out at the opposition
 Chérif he don’t like it - Team Qatar 🇶🇦 men’s beach volleyball semifinal
 Men’s beach volleyball semifinal winners, team Sweden 🇸🇪
 Apparently the rings are becoming a permanent feature
 Vasque Olympique - the Olympic cauldron
 My last shot from Paris 2024 - Paralympics marathon runner from Japan 🇯🇵 Yutaka Kumagai, flying past the Assemblée Nationale
 Team Mongolia
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