Paris Olympics: Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

PARIS - Pouring rain in Paris on Saturday (July 27) forced the men's Olympics street skateboarding competition to be postponed and tennis matches were also delayed, while athletes had mixed feelings about how to cope with the unexpectedly wet weather. On Friday, a dazzling but soaked opening ceremony for the Summer Games saw thousands of athletes parade on a flotilla of barges on the Seine, at the heart of the French capital, waving to the crowd despite the downpour. Chinese badminton player He Bingjiao laughed when she was asked if she thought the opening ceremony had been beautiful, saying she did not make it because of the weather. "Unfortunately I couldn't attend because of the rain. I had to rest," she said. "It's not normal to have had a ceremony like this on the boats. I was watching it on my phone." The rain continued on Saturday, forcing some events to be rescheduled and umbrellas were more in evidence than sunglasses at the beach volleyball at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

Paris Olympics: Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

Paris Olympics: Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

Paris Olympics: Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

Paris Olympics: Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

Paris Olympics: Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony