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Live view from Paris: The world gathers for Olympic opening ceremonies

Summary by KXAN

(NEXSTAR) - The River Seine has become the center of the sports world this Friday as an estimated 6,800 athletes board 90 boats in a Parade of Nations to kick off the 2024 Olympic games. These games signal the return of crowds following two COVID-dampened Olympics. About 220,000 invited and security-screened spectators are expected to fill the upper tiers of the Seine's banks, and an additional 104,000 paying spectators will watch from the lowe…

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