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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

LeBron James of the U.S. in action REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/File Photo

LeBron James picked as Team USA’s male flag bearer for Paris Games

The two-time Olympic gold medallist, aged 39, will be participating in his fourth Olympics.

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.