First Olympic medals up for grabs as rain disrupts Games

Rain is impacting the first full day of sporting action
(Cameron Spencer)

Heavy rain disrupted the first full day of medal action at the Olympics on Saturday as attention turned to sport after a spectacular but soggy opening ceremony.

A total of 14 golds were due to be up for grabs, with the first to come in the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle finals, taking place around 10:30 am local time (0830 GMT).

But that number was swiftly reduced to 13 early Saturday as the wet weather which deluged Friday night's audacious opening ceremony along the River Seine continued to cause headaches.

The men's street skateboarding competition, due to take place at the Place de la Concorde in the historic heart of Paris, was postponed until Monday due to rain overnight, organisers said.

By AFP.

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