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Towards the end of a night where the Parisian skies opened like sluice gates and did their damnedest to drown the ambitions of the most audacious opening ceremony in history, the head of the Paris Olympics had the confidence to crack a joke.
“When you love the Games, first of all you don’t let a few drops of rain bother you,” said Tony Estanguet. “Thank you to all those lovers of the Games who are with us – a little soggy – tonight!”
Written by Sean Ingle in Paris
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/26/olympic-games-paris-opening-ceremony under the title “‘Dream with us’: Bach delivers message of hope as rain fails to ruin Paris parade”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
