The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is set to begin at 7pm BST today, with three training events scheduled for the morning. Simone Biles made a comeback to the Olympics floor after her withdrawal from the team final in the last Olympics, offering support to fellow athletes throughout the practice sessions. Canada’s women’s national football head coach, Bev Priestman, has been removed from the Games due to an alleged drone spying scandal. Laura Kenny, a five-times Olympic gold medal winner, answered questions about cycling and other sports as a Guardian columnist for Paris 2024. Vandals targeted France’s high-speed rail network before the opening ceremony, causing major disruptions to rail lines. In rugby sevens, France advanced to the semi-finals and will be facing South Africa. The opening ceremony in Paris is expected to be a grand spectacle with 45,000 police and army units mobilized for security. The ceremony, described as the biggest open-air show on Earth, will be the first to take place outside a stadium.
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