Is this a turning point for gender equality? Paris 2024 will be the most gender-equal Olympics yet. It could send a strong message to the world. But not everyone is convinced.
Greatest show on Earth opens in Paris
Sporting Armada: More than 8,000 of the world’s top athletes go by boat along 6km of the River Seine (above) while 300,000 people watch from the bridges and riverbanks and 45,000 police and several army units stand guard. Glossary
Seine - France's third-longest river, extending 485 miles from Dijon to the English Channel. It is also a type of fishing net.
Patriarchy - A system of society where men hold power and women are excluded.
Peasant - A historical term often used to describe poorer people who worked in farming.
Democracies - Countries which have a system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Suffragettes - Women’s suffrage is the right for women to vote in local and national elections. The suffragettes fought for this right.
Afghanistan - A mountainous Asian country, slightly larger than France, whose neighbours include Pakistan, Iran and China.
Uganda - A landlocked country in East Africa with a population of 47 million.
Zanzibar - A group of islands off the coast of Tanzania.