Searing heat comes to Paris after rainy start to Olympic Games

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Scores of sports enthusiasts battled the heat outside Olympic venues and at fan zones across Paris on Monday, as the French capital experiences rising temperatures and cloud free skies.

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00:00Sports fans battled the heat outside Olympic venues and fan zones across Paris,

00:06as the French capital experienced scorching temperatures and cloud-free skies.

00:11Though the 2024 Olympic Games had a rainy beginning at the opening ceremony

00:16and some competitions had to be postponed, the weather has improved in recent days.

00:24We're being very smart. We have two bottles of water,

00:27and the water here at the Games, the water here is so you can drink it from the tap.

00:32It's wonderful. And they have all the spigots around.

00:35So we're just keeping our bottles full.

00:37And on a day like this, you have to do that because it's very hot.

00:41Enjoying the summertime in Paris at last.

00:46We have been waiting for this for many weeks.

00:49And now we feel like the summer has really started.

00:55Soaring temperatures will impact not only the athletes competing at the Games,

00:59but spectators, tourists and Parisian residents.

01:02Meteo France issued a recommendation to restrict going out in the hottest hours

01:06to stay hydrated and to wear hats.

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