2024 Olympics started in Paris 17:29

The 2024 Summer Olympics have begun in Paris.

The first competitions at the Games were men’s rugby sevens and football. Currently, there are matches between the Olympic teams of Uzbekistan and Spain, and between teams from Argentina and Morocco.

The official opening ceremony of the Olympics will be held on Friday, July 26. The Olympics will conclude on August 11.

At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee issued an appeal to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.

The IOC published the full report on July 18. list Russian athletes were accepted to the Olympic Games 2024. Total – 15 people.

Former World Anti-Doping Agency was threatened The United States was isolated.

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Source: Gazeta

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