The organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics wanted to make the city’s monuments the centrepiece of the Games. As the men and women’s beach volleyball quarter finals unfolded under the shimmering heights of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday night, it was hard to argue with their vision.
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