Competition officially began with soccer and rugby sevens matches.
PARIS (AP) — Competition at the Paris Olympics officially began with soccer and rugby sevens matches Wednesday. Meanwhile, other athletes got acquainted with venues where their gold-medal dreams may become reality.
Fields, courts and pools all around France welcomed athletes who have been working for years to reach them. Beach volleyball players took to the sand beneath the Eiffel Tower, where they will be competing in one of the most iconic fields of play in Olympic history.
Spain and Morocco got early tastes of victory in soccer, while rugby kicked off for several hopefuls.
There was much to take in on Day 1 of competition. The opening ceremony isn’t until Friday.
Frederick Richard of the United States practices the parallel bars during a gymnastic training session at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Spain’s Marc Pubill, right, scores his team’s first goal during the men’s group C match between Uzbekistan and Spain at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Alison Gibson of the United States takes part in a diving training session, at the Olympic Aquatics Centre ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A member of the team from Britain works out on the pommel horse during a gymnastic training session at Bercy Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) United States’ Stephen Curry shoots during men’s basketball practice at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Uzbekistan fans react during the men’s group C match between Uzbekistan and Spain at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Cassiel Rousseau of Australia takes part in a diving training session, at the Olympic Aquatics Centre ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A swimmer trains at La Defense Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Athletes play at the Tour Eiffel Stadium that will host the Beach Volleyball on the Champs-de-Mars, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool Photo via AP) Australia’s Ben Dowling, top, takes a high ball supported by teammate Australia’s Nick Malouf during the men’s Rugby Sevens Pool B match between Australia and Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Joao Chianca, of Brazil, surfs on a training day ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Argentina’s Nicolas Otamendi celebrates his side’s second goal scored by Cristian Medina during the men’s Group B soccer match between Argentina and Morocco at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) The Olympic rings are pictured through a flag hanging in the Velodrome stadium before the start of the men’s Group A soccer match between France and the United States during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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