This Opening Ceremony was chaotic and surreal but forget the critics - not even the torrential downpour could douse the joy of the return of the Olympics, writes OLIVER HOLT
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OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER IN PARIS: The athletes set off from beneath the Pont d'Austerlitz in a flotilla of all shapes and sizes.