Paris Olympics become a matter of medals after stars reign on the Seine

The first medals will be handed out at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after the 2024 Games were officially launched with a spectacular four-hour, rain-soaked ceremony along the river Seine. Following qualification heats, the 10m air rifle mixed team gold and bronze medal matches will take place at the shooting range in Chateauroux, some 300 kilometres south-west of Paris.Back in the metropolis, golds will be decided in the judo, men's street skateboarding, men's rugby sevens as well as the indiv