KUALA LUMPUR: Several government and party leaders expressed their condolences to the family of former national unity and community development minister, Tan Sri Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, who died last night.
Paris welcomed the world with an opening night of art, culture, history, fashion and French whimsy. - ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
The party began with delegates from 205 nations and territories cruising past French monuments such as the Austerlitz bridge, Notre Dame cathedral and Eiffel Tower along the Seine River on over 100 boats – the first time a Summer Games kicked off outside a stadium. It was a stark contrast to Tokyo 2020, which opened in an empty national stadium after a year-long delay under the spectre of the Covid-19 pandemic, though uncertainty and chaos continues to loom domestically and globally.
No Games are ever incident-free, but over the next 16 days, it is hoped that the sporting world will unite in sport and solidarity as the 10,500 athletes commence their campaigns in the first Olympics to achieve gender-parity.Watched on by VVIPs that included French President Macron, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Ms Jane Ittogi, the athletes were not about to let the downpour rain on their parade.
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