France gears up for Olympic Games
2024 Paris Olympic Games
A countdown clock for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on April 16, 2024 in front of the Eiffel Tower shows 100 days before the start of the opening ceremony.
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People play outside on April 16, 2024 at the Champ-de-Mars garden in front of the Eiffel Tower Stadium that will host the Beach Volleyball and men’s Blind Football competitions during the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Tourists stand at the Champ-de-Mars garden on April 16, 2024 in front of the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium that will host the Beach Volleyball and men’s Blind Football competitions during the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Workers build up a protective wooden cage around a statue on April 15, 2024 at the construction site of La Concorde Urban Parc for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. The Urban Park will host street skateboarding, BMX freestyle, 33 basketball and Breaking Olympic events in the four arenas set up at central Paris’ Place de La Concorde.
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Workers performing the renovation of Le Grand Palais listen to French President Emmanuel Macrons speech during his visit to Paris on April 15, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Le Grand Palais will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) addresses employees doing the renovation work, standing next to France’s Minister for Culture, Rachida Dati (C-R), during their visit to Le Grand Palais, in Paris, on April 15, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Le Grand Palais will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C), French Fencing champion Sara Balzer (R), Minister of Culture of France Rachida Dati (C-L) and Paris’ counsellor Brigitte Kuster (4thR) attend a demonstration by the national fencing squad at Le Grand Palais, in Paris, on April 15, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Le Grand Palais will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) listens to workers during a visit at Le Grand Palais, in Paris, on April 15, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Workers taking part in the renovation of Le Grand Palais in Paris wait for the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit on April 15, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Le Grand Palais will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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The construction site at Le Grand Palais in Paris on April 12, 2024, that will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Construction work is done at Le Grand Palais in Paris on April 12, 2024, which will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Construction work is done at Le Grand Palais in Paris on April 12, 2024, which will host the fencing and taekwondo competition events during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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The Champ de Mars in Paris on April 11, 2024 shows the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that will host the Beach Volleyball and men’s Blind Football competitions.
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The Champ de Mars in Paris on April 11, 2024 shows the construction site of the Eiffel Tower Stadium for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that will host the Beach Volleyball and men’s Blind Football competitions.
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Workers lay down tracks during renovation work to adapt the Stade de France on April 9, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, in Saint-Denis, suburban Paris.
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Workers lay down tracks during renovation work on April 9, 2024 to adapt the Stade de France ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, in Saint-Denis, suburban Paris.
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An aerial view of the French National Shooting Center (CNTS) in Chateauroux, France, on April 9, 2024, where the 2024 Paris Olympic Games shooting event will take place.
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France’s Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin greets members of the French police’s River Brigade (Brigade Fluviale) during a visit on April 9, 2024 that was dedicated to security measures ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris.
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The construction site of La Concorde Urban Parc site on April 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The La Concorde Urban Park will host street skateboarding, BMX freestyle, 33 basketball and Breaking Olympic events that will take place in the four arenas set up at central Paris’ Place de La Concorde.
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Police officers, military personnel, rescue workers and firefighters take part in an exercise simulating a terrorist attack on April 5, 2024 at the Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu, a few months before the opening of the 2024 Paris summer Olympic Games.
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Smoke rises as a steel slab passes on a hot mill train during the manufacture of the steel used in the making of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games torch at the ArcelorMittal steel works where it was manufactured, in Florange, eastern France on April 4, 2024.
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French President Emmanuel Macron talks to journalists during the inauguration of the Olympic aquatics centre (CAO), a multifunctional venue for the 2024 Paris Olympics, in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on April 4, 2024.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, president of the 2024 Paris Olympics Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet, Grand Paris’ Metropole President Patrick Ollier, French Education and Youth Minister Nicole Belloubet, French Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera and officials watch a synchronized artistic swimming performance during the inauguration of the Olympic aquatics centre (CAO), a multifunctional venue for the 2024 Paris Olympics, in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on April 4, 2024.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C), president of the 2024 Paris Olympics Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet (R), Ile-de-France’s Regional Council President Valerie Pecresse (L), head of Seine-Saint-Denis general council Stephane Troussel (R), and officials look at a model during a visit to the Olympic aquatics centre (CAO), a multifunctional venue for the Paris 2024 Olympics, on the day of its inauguration in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on April 4, 2024.
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Employees apply patina on shoes and leather goods, part of the official 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic French teams’ uniform, at the Berluti Factory (Manifattura Berluti) in Ferrare, northern Italy on April 3, 2024. High-end leather goods brand Berluti is set to dress the French athletes during the spectacular opening ceremony being planned on the river Seine in Paris on July 26.
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The official uniforms for the French teams’ 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games is made at the Pattern Group factory in Collegno, a suburb of Torino northern Italy, on April 3, 2024. High-end leather goods brand Berluti is set to dress the French athletes during the spectacular opening ceremony being planned on the river Seine in Paris on July 26.
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The 2024 Paris Olympic Games’ label that is part of the Olympic and Paralympic team’s official uniform, at the Pattern Group factory in Collegno, a suburb of Torino northern Italy on April 3, 2024. High-end leather goods brand Berluti is set to dress the French athletes during the spectacular opening ceremony being planned on the river Seine in Paris on July 26.
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An employee applies a patina on a Berluti Lorenzo shoe, part of the official 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic French teams’ uniform at the Berluti Factory (Manifattura Berluti) in Ferrare, northern Italy on April 3, 2024. High-end leather goods brand Berluti is set to dress the French athletes during the spectacular opening ceremony being planned on the river Seine in Paris on July 26.
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The official uniforms for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games’ French teams are displayed in the showroom of the Berluti Factory (Manifattura Berluti) in Ferrare, northern Italy on April 3, 2024. High-end leather goods brand Berluti is set to dress the French athletes during the spectacular opening ceremony being planned on the river Seine in Paris on July 26.
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La Concorde Urban Parc under construction on April 3, 2024, for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. The La Concorde Urban Park will host street skateboarding, BMX freestyle, 33 basketball and Breaking Olympic events that will take place in the four arenas set up at central Paris’ Place de La Concorde.
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