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    Who carried and who lit the flame during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony?
     27 July 2024
    Speculation was rife before the opening ceremony about who was going to light the Olympic cauldron. While some predictions came true, others were way off the mark.
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    Paris Olympics full schedule: A complete guide to every event during the Games from July 27-August 11
    26 Jul: Are you planning to catch some of the Olympic Games? See what time every Paris 2024 event will kick off here.... more
    Why the Paris Olympics opening ceremony is set to be the most unique, spectacular and riskiest ever
    26 Jul: The opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games, held almost entirely along Paris's River Seine, promises to be the most spectacular ever attempted — but it brings with it many complications and immeasurable risk.... more
    Politics, security and the Seine: where the Paris Olympics’ flashpoints will be
    26 Jul: As the world’s attention turns to Paris, the French capital is under its strongest-ever security regime ahead of the Olympics.... more
    Paris 2024 Olympics: How to stay across all the updates on the ABC
    26 Jul: The next fortnight will be packed with sport and pageantry. Here's how to keep up with all the latest updates.... more
    Matildas striker Caitlin Foord confirms her fitness days out from Paris Olympics opener against Germany
    23 Jul: The Matildas have finished fourth in the last Olympics and the last football World Cup. Caitlin Foord believes it has the team primed for a tilt at Parisian Olympic glory.... more
    Finding a balance between enjoyment and ruthless competitiveness is the key for canoeist Luuka Jones heading into her fifth Olympic Games
    23 Jul: Finding a balance between enjoyment and ruthless competitiveness is the key for canoeist Luuka Jones heading into her fifth Olympic Games... more
    Here's when the Olympics Opening Ceremony starts and how to watch in Australia
    22 Jul: The Opening Ceremony happens on the Siene in Paris tonight. Here's how to watch it in Australia along with when other key events for the Games are happening.... more
    Who were the first Africans at the Olympics? The disturbing story of two 1904 marathon runners
    22 Jul: Jan Mashiani and Len Tau apparently found themselves in the US in 1904 as part of a world’s fair displaying ‘savages’.... more
    Paris on high alert as three separate incidents strike city less than 10 days before Games
    18 Jul: Three separate incidents have struck Paris less than 10 days before the start of the Olympic Games, heightening security fears as France gears into a high state of alert.... more

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