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Spectators look on as athletes from Team France cruise on the Seine River during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Richard Heathcote/Pool Photo via AP)

India's Nita Ambani, third left, inaugurates the Indian House at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Sheikha Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrive at the Elysee Palace ahead of an opening ceremony in which 7,000 Olympic athletes are due to sail down the Seine past iconic Parisian monuments, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte Macron, right, welcome Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Sheikha Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani at the Elysee Palace ahead of an opening ceremony in which 7,000 Olympic athletes are due to sail down the Seine past iconic Parisian monuments, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Turkey's Nafia Kus Aydin celebrates after winning the women's over 67kg Taekwondo bronze final match against Britain's Rebecca McGowan during the 2024 Summer Olympics, at the Grand Palais, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Saudi Arabia's Dunya Ali M Abutaleb reacts as she competes with Israel's Abishag Semberg in a women's 49kg Taekwondo match during the 2024 Summer Olympics, at the Grand Palais, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Turkey's Savval Ilayda Tarhan, left, and Yususf Dikec pose for a photograph after winning the silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)