Paris Olympics latest: Pitch stormings and Israel national anthem jeering marr opening games

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Paris Olympics day one summary and scores. Argentina-Morocco football game suspended for nearly two hours amid pitch invasions, as Israel's national anthem jeered loudly before Mali clash in Paris.

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00:00The Paris 2024 Olympic Games opened with a surprising 2-1 victory by Morocco's men's

00:09football team on the Pan-American Champions Argentina in Saint-Étienne.

00:15The game was interrupted for nearly two hours after multiple individuals stormed the pitch

00:23as Argentina scored the equaliser then ruled offside in the 16th minute of stoppage time.

00:31Chaos also marred Israel's first Olympic game as their national anthem was loudly cheered

00:40before the clash against Mali in Paris, which took place under tight security.

00:47Another stunning result came from Bordeaux, where Japan thrashed Paraguay 5-0, while France

00:56pleased the home crowds with a comfortable 3-0 win over the United States.

01:16The hosts got off to a slightly less sparkling start in men's rugby sevens as they beat Uruguay

01:2419-12 but tied with the US.

01:28Current gold medalists Fiji defeated the US and Uruguay, while Ireland overcame reigning

01:36world champions South Africa 10-5, who also lost to New Zealand.

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