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Added on the 30/07/2024 17:05:06 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Preparation and security near the Hotel de Ville in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. IMAGES
France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announces that the "anti-terrorist perimetre" set up around the banks of the Seine in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be "effective from tomorrow (July 18, Eds.) morning until 26 July." SOUNDBITE
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
Boats parade along the Seine for technical tests, 365 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. IMAGES
More fireworks are released at the Beijing's National Stadium as the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games gets under way. IMAGES