By JEROME PUGMIRE PARIS (AP) — Competitions at the Paris Olympics officially began with players kicking off at soccer matches involving Spain and Argentina in Paris and Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.

Paris Olympics won't actually start on the day of the Opening Ceremony this week. Competition kicks off even earlier.

Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, gets into a barrel during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024.

The Algerian fighter who won amid controversy at the Paris Olympics is banned until clearing a requirement instituted by the sport’s new governing body.