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Paris Olympics 2024: Where to Buy Tickets, Stay, Getting Around and All You Need to Know

The modern Olympics began on April 6, 1896, in Athens, reviving a tradition from ancient Greece that had been banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I 1,500 years prior. The revival was spearheaded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who convened various international sports organizations at the Sorbonne University in Paris on...