The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are officially underway with early competition beginning on the soccer pitch as the city puts finishing touches ahead of the opening ceremony. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports for TODAY. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony July 26 at 12 p.m. ET.
Qualifying rounds continue today, with women's soccer and handball and men's rugby sevens. Archery individual ranking rounds will also be held.2024 Paris Olympics on PeacockWith the opening ceremony still more than 24 hours away, one set of American athletes already has its medal hopes hanging by a thread.
France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has said Tuesday’s arrest may have involved plans to attack the 2024 Olympic Games.swimmers are getting in their final training sessions before their events get underway on Saturday. But before they walk out to the poolside at the Paris La Defense Arena, they'll have to brave the ready room.sit together and patiently await their races.
Their early exit in the World Cup saw former head coach Vlatko Andonovski resign and he has now been replaced by Emma Hayes, who turned Chelsea into a major force in women's soccer. Hayes has won 14 major trophies in her 12 years in charge in west London.Hayes' squad for the Games is much younger and less experienced than the U.S. has had previously — only 10 of the 18-player roster were in the squad for the World Cup last year.
Experienced captain Lindsey Horan will be crucial to the USWNT's chances, while defender Naomi Girma had a breakthrough year in 2023 being named USWNT player of the year. Sophia Smith is another to look out for: the Portland Thorns forward was nominated last week for CONCACAF Player of the Year.
Each competitor in the ranking round competes in 12 rounds of six-arrow ends, with scores totaled after each of those dozen ends. When those 72 arrows have been shot, scores are tallied and competitors are ranked 1-through-64 for one-on-one knockout play.The Catacombs of Paris hold millions of skeletons that are hidden 65 feet underground. NBC News’ Keir Simmons visits the Catacombs and talks to a historian about their history and significance.
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