The first men’s football and rugby sevens matches were underway as fans began flocking to the French capital for the Olympic Games.
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00:00The Paris Olympics have officially started with the first games in football and rugby
00:08sevens on Wednesday.
00:12So how come some of these games are starting two days before the opening ceremony that's
00:17scheduled for Friday night?
00:19Well that's to ensure the athletes' resting time and also to ensure that all of the matches
00:25are played before August 11th when the closing ceremony is scheduled.
00:31And according to the rules, a minimum of three days rest must separate two matches involving
00:37the same team.
00:38There's excitement for the opening of the competitions, although some fans lament organization
00:44problems and hassles.
00:46Do you feel like these games have been well organized for the moment?
00:50Like the fluidity, public transport, I don't know how you got here.
00:53Yeah, the public transport is good, but then the stadium here is a bit messy, there's no
00:58fences and stuff like...
00:59I'm very lucky because for my 60th birthday this year, my whole family got together to
01:05have the goal of having one sporting event a day, one place, one different place.
01:10So every day I go to an event.
01:12Today I start with rugby sevens, tomorrow I do handball, and I do a lot of things.
01:18And then to see the games is something fabulous for me, it's a dream.
01:23We're just unhappy about doing touristy things and all the blockages that we encountered.
01:29We downloaded the app that said, you know, don't go here, don't go here, take this train
01:34instead of that.
01:35It's already a great moment to share, surely.
01:38Today, rugby sevens is a great example, full of matches, very fast, full of teams, full
01:42of nations.
01:43So it's always a joy to meet other countries.