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If you missed some, or all, of the rain-soaked action, Jon Henley has distilled the spectacle into a handy top-five.
What did you make of the opening ceremony? Brilliant? Kitschy? Hubristic? Barney Ronay’s sketch of the event covers all bases, and ensures that from now on Celine Dion must be referred to as The Canadian Messi.
It was complex, nuanced, fun, energetic, diffuse, diluted, and too spread out. It turns out there’s a good reason why big events are held in stadiums.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/jul/27/paris-2024-olympics-day-one-swimming-cycling-rowing-hockey-and-more-live
Author : Jonathan Howcroft (now), Martin Belam, Will Unwin and Sarah Rendell (later)
Publish date : 2024-07-27 05:31:51
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