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PARIS — After years of preparation including an unprecedented security perimeter that deadlocked Paris’ city centre, hearts sank across the city Friday morning: It was raining. With so many things that could go wrong at the Paris 2024 Games’ ambitious opening ceremony on the Seine River, rain had not been top of mind.
But the history-making show went on despite intermittent downpours — setting a new high water mark for Olympics openers…
