July 25, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Warming up for the 2024 Paris Olympics

PARIS (AP) — Athletes made some of their final preparations for the Paris Olympics on Thursday, the eve of the official start of the Games. Soccer and rugby action continued, while archery and handball competitions got underway.

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Simone Biles of the United States practices the uneven bars during a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Africa's Boipelo Awuah gets acquainted with the street skateboarding course during a women's practice session ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Britain's Grace Reid takes part in a diving training session, at the Olympic Aquatics Centre ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan's Aoba Fujino, second left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the women's Group C match between Spain and Japan, at La Beaujoire Stadium, during the 2024 Summer Olympics Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Nantes, France. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)ASSOCIATED PRESS

A view of the volleyball court at the South Paris Arena is pictured during a training session of Turkey's team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Viktoria Wolffhardt, of Austria, practices ahead of the women's C1 competition of the canoe slalom at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ana Gros, of Slovenia, left, controls the ball against Denmark during their preliminary handball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taylor Fritz of the United States returns a shot during a practice session ahead of the tennis competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Samoa's Vaa Apelu Maliko retains the ball despite the efforts of Kenya's Vincent Onyala, left and Kenya's Nygel Pettersan Amaitsa, during the men's Rugby Sevens Pool B match between Samoa and Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Germany's Svenja Mueller warms up before a beach volleyball practice in Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gabriel Medina, of Brazil, performs an aerial move as he surfs during a training day ahead the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)ASSOCIATED PRESS

A stand-in boxer waits to walk into the arena during rehearsals ahead of the boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suni Lee of the United States practices during a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Players take part in a table tennis training session at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turkey's Cansu Ozbay controls the ball during a volleyball training session, at South Paris Arena, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia's Jim Colley and Shaun Connor sail during a men's 49er practice race at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)ASSOCIATED PRESS

China's Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan take part in a diving training session, at the Olympic Aquatics Centre ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Germany players sing the German national anthem before the start of the women's Group B soccer match between Germany and Australia at the Velodrome stadium, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)ASSOCIATED PRESS

A member of the Peru Team carries a boat ahead of the rowing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS (AP) — Athletes made some of their final preparations for the Paris Olympics on Thursday, the eve of the official start of the Games. Soccer and rugby action continued, while archery and handball competitions got underway.

Simone Biles and the U.S. women's gymnastics team practiced their routines ahead of qualifying this weekend. They will look to reclaim gold with Russia ineligible to take part in team sports.

Reigning women's soccer champion Canada beat New Zealand in the wake of a drone scandal that made headlines earlier in the week. The U.S. men won their rugby sevens opener, while Denmark, Brazil, South Korea and the Netherlands were victorious in handball.

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Shooting events are the only ones happening on Friday, with most of the city occupied with the opening ceremony taking place on the Seine River.

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