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Opening Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 0 PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 26: Canadian Singer Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower at the conclusion of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Paris Olympics Organizers Apologize For Last Supper Parody

The Paris 2024 organizing committee has apologized to Catholics and other Christian organizations for upsetting them with a scene at the opening ceremony that featured drag queens, a transgender model, and a singer dressed as the Greek god of wine, evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of The Last Supper.

TOPSHOT - Employees of SNCF railway company speak to passengers waiting for their trains' departure at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on July 26, 2024 as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to SNCF a massive attack on a large scale hit the TGV network and many routes will have to be cancelled. SNCF urged passengers to postpone their trips and stay away from train stations. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsonists Target France Railways Hours Before Opening Ceremony

As the Olympics are set to begin, arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network Friday morning, setting fires that stalled train travel to Paris for over 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes who were set to arrive for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Snoop Dogg watches during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Snoop Dogg to learn new tricks in Paris Olympics coverage

Snoop Dogg said he is ready to learn “some new tricks” when he collaborates with Gen Z social media influencers to showcase the Paris Olympics to a younger generation.

Teams and match officials walk out before the start of the match REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Soccer, rugby kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony

The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday, two days before thousands of athletes and artists are set to take part in the opening ceremony

Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis Training - Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 24, 2024. Coco Gauff of the U.S. during training. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

Tennis-Gauff named Team USA’s female flag bearer for Paris Games

U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff will be the female flag bearer for the United States at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, joining four-time NBA champion LeBron James.

Fireworks go off as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Olympic Flame Reaches Marseille, France, on Relay Journey to Paris 2024 Games

The Olympic flame has officially reached Marseille, France, amid tight security on Wednesday. In 79 days, the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony commences.