By JEROME PUGMIRE PARIS (AP) — Competitions at the Paris Olympics officially began with players kicking off at soccer matches involving Spain and Argentina in Paris and Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.

Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, gets into a barrel during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024.

The Opening Ceremony will kick off on July 26, but some events will actually begin competition as early as July 24. ... The Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics will begin at 1 p.m. CT.

PARIS — Sunisa Lee is the reigning Olympic champion and currently one of the top three gymnasts in the world. ... How Simone Biles has everyone playing catchup before the competition even begins.

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine.

TEAHUPO'O, Taiarapu-Ouest — Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday ...

Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, gets into a barrel during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024.