Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Test swimming event for Paris 2024 - Paris, France - August 5, 2023 Tourists are pictured sheltering from the rain under their umbrellas as the Open Water Swimming World Cup 10km Women's competition is postponed REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Pouring rain in Paris on Saturday forced the men's Olympics street skateboarding competition to be postponed and tennis matches were also delayed, while athletes had mixed feelings about how to cope with the unexpectedly wet weather.

On Friday, a dazzling but soaked opening ceremony for the Summer Games saw thousands of athletes parade on a flotilla of barges on the Seine, at the heart of the French capital, waving to the crowd despite the downpour.

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