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Added on the 01/06/2021 01:14:21 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Members of the Australian softball team arrive at Narita airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff, becoming the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy. IMAGES
The athletes' village for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics officially opened and welcomed its first inhabitants on Thursday. The village to the north of Paris will house nearly 14,500 people, including 9,000 athletes, at its peak. Eight days before the opening ceremony, the first team members to arrive were from Australia and Brazil. IMAGES
The 7-a-side rugby players who will represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games welcome dancers from the Moulin Rouge to the national rugby centre in Marcoussis. An opportunity for the rugby players to teach the dancers a choreography before taking them out onto the pitch to perform. IMAGES
Several Spain players arrive at the Oliva Nova hotel to join their women's national team camp. New Spain coach Montse Tome named a surprise 23-woman squad for upcoming Nations League qualifiers including 20 players who said they were striking until further changes were made in the RFEF after the kiss scandal which rocked Spanish football. IMAGES
Several Spain players arrived at a Madrid hotel to join their women's national team camp on Tuesday, five of whom are currently striking over changes they want made in the Spanish football federation. IMAGES