About how many athletes took part in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
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About 10,500 athletes
Paris 2024 was the first Olympic Games to offer exactly the same number of places to women and to men.
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About 200 national teams march in the opening ceremony. The giants, such as the United States, bring about 600 athletes, but dozens of small nations send fewer than 10, so the average team is about 50. 200 × 50 = 10,000. The IOC also caps the Games at around this size. About 10,500 athletes took part in Paris.
Source: International Olympic Committee
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