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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Mike Hytner in Paris

Paris 2024 Olympics: what you missed overnight in Australia on day one of the Games

Ariarne Titmus won one of three Australian gold medals on day one of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ariarne Titmus won one of three Australian gold medals on day one of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

After Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden led the Australian contingent down the River Seine on a wet and wild night in Paris and the Games officially opened, the first full day of sport finally arrived on Saturday. If there were any hangovers from festivities the night before, it didn’t show on what proved to be a successful day that ended with Australia sitting atop the medal table with three gold and two silvers.

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