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Just complete a week into an exhilarating Olympic Games successful Paris, and it's nary astonishment that hundreds of thousands of fans are packing retired nan stands astatine nan legions of events taking spot crossed nan French capital.
But immoderate spectators are pulling arsenic overmuch of nan attraction watching nan sports connected show arsenic nan athletes themselves, pinch a number of celebrated faces taking advantage of their VVIP position to container immoderate of nan hottest tickets successful town.
While immoderate celebrities are astatine nan Games successful an charismatic capacity - specified arsenic NBC's typical analogous Snoop Dogg - others are simply enjoying nan opportunity to watch memorable moments, specified arsenic USA claiming Artistic Gymnastics all-around squad gold, aliases Leon Marchand's heroics successful nan pool.
But who were immoderate of nan biggest notables coming during week one?
Here, Mail Sport runs done nan large names successful nan crowd astatine this year's Games.
Fresh from performing astatine nan Opening Ceremony, Lady Gaga has been spotted astatine a number of events successful Paris
A three-time Olympic champion herself, Serena Williams has been cheering connected Team USA
Snoop Dogg is simply a changeless beingness astatine nan Games successful his charismatic capacity arsenic a correspondent
Lady Gaga
Hot connected nan heels of opening Paris' Seine-side Opening Ceremony pinch a Francophonic capacity of 'Mon Truc en Plumes', nan American popstar switched her allegiance backmost to different red, white, and bluish team, moreover donning Team USA Olympic kit arsenic she took successful a number of events.
The A Star is Born character attended women's Artistic Gymnastics all-around qualifying connected Sunday, signaling a bird's oculus position video of Simone Biles' flawless beam routine, which she later posted to Instagram.
'She nailed it, what an honour to beryllium truthful close!!!! (crying emoji, US emblem emoji)', Gaga posted, which prompted Biles to reply pinch a volley of red-heart emojis.
Gaga besides attended nan swimming connected Sunday astatine nan La Defense Arena, cheering connected a number of her compatriots including Nic Fink - who shared metallic successful nan men's 100m breaststroke pinch Team GB's Adam Peaty.
The A Star is Born character watched Simone Biles and Co book Team USA's last spot connected Sunday
The creator gleefully posed for pictures pinch fans caller from her triumph connected nan River Seine
Gaga was besides successful stands astatine La Defense watching nan swimming events connected Sunday evening
Kendall Jenner
The Kardashian-Jenner scion is an avid sports fan, having antecedently taken successful a number of Paris Saint-Germain matches connected earlier trips to nan French capital. Needless to say, nan exemplary was keen to container seats for arguably 1 of nan biggest events for Team USA fans - nan women's all-around Artistic Gymnastics individual final.
Jenner watched Simone Biles make history arsenic not only nan oldest female to declare golden astatine nan Games successful her field, but nan 1 to reclaim 1 astatine non-consecutive Olympics. She did truthful conscionable metres from her ex-boyfriend, Team USA jock Devin Booker, successful nan stands alongside his hoops team-mates including Steph Curry and Kevin Durant - arsenic good arsenic a sporting legend.
Fresh disconnected his prima move successful nan Opening Ceremony, Zinedine Zidane was successful nan stands astatine nan Bercy Arena, apt cheering connected French-born Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour, who vanished fifth.
Kendall Jenner is an avid sports instrumentality and has antecedently watched PSG games successful nan capital
The Loreal ambassador looked connected keenly arsenic Simone Biles leaped to historical golden connected Thursday
Jenner was kitted retired from caput to toed successful Team USA colours courtesy of Ralph Lauren
Also successful nan stands connected Thursday were members of Team USA's hoops team, including Devin Booker (right) and Steph Curry (left)
Unbeknowst to Jenner, she was seated successful beforehand of France fable - and Olympic torchbearer - Zinedine Zidane
Snoop Dogg
After a cameo carrying nan Olympic torch done nan streets of Paris earlier nan commencement of nan Games, Snoop has since carved retired a domiciled for himself arsenic a typical analogous for NBC Oympics - and, successful nan words of nan US network, their 'ambassador for happiness' successful nan French capital.
The rapper antecedently worked for nan broadcaster arsenic nan co-host of a highlights show during nan Tokyo Olympics 3 years ago, but his enlarged domiciled successful Paris has seen him nexus up pinch a number of sporting icons, specified arsenic Billie Jean King and Michael Phelps, for typical pre-recorded segments arsenic good arsenic roving commentary.
Snoop has taken successful fencing, judo, skateboarding, and tennis, wherever he watched Spain's superstar doubles brace Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, arsenic good arsenic bagging a spot to watch Team USA suffice for nan women's Artistic Gymnastics all-around squad final.
The 52-year-old sported a civilization Simone Biles t-shirt to cheer nan heavy dressed up gymnast and her team-members - but handed different portion of bespoke merchandise to Coco Gauff, who posted a image of her constricted version Snoop Olympic pin to societal media connected Monday.
The rapper has been a joyful beingness astatine nan Games pinch his exuberant support of his USA compatriots
In a conception for NBC, Snoop hopped successful nan excavation pinch swimming fable Michael Phelps (left)
The 52-year-old has been described arsenic a wide 'minister for happiness' successful nan French capital
Coco Gauff was pleased arsenic punch to get a constricted version Olympic pin featuring nan rapper
Ariana Grande
Along pinch her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo, nan hitmaker was 1 of a number of US superstars successful attendance astatine Sunday's Artistic Gymnastics all-around qualifying event.
After taking successful nan Opening Ceremony among a raft of celebrities, Grande and Erivo greeted American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and head Baz Luhrmann astatine nan Bercy Arena, to watch Simone Biles and Suni Lee declare their places successful nan all-around individual finals, arsenic good arsenic each 4 USA gymnasts booking individual servants of nan state finals.
Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo (right) were wished not to miss nan Team USA stars
The Wicked prima was seen greeted American Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour (right)
Wintour, who besides took successful nan tennis connected Phillippe-Chatrier, attended nan arena pinch Australian head Baz Luhrmann
Natalie Portman
Also successful attendance connected Sunday was Natalie Portman, whose sporting relationship runs heavy arsenic 1 of nan owners of Angel City FC, a Los Angeles-based women's shot club.
Perhaps pinch that successful mind, nan Oscar-winning character engaged successful a speedy chat pinch an improbable companion - FIFA caput Gianni Infantino - earlier watching nan nail-biting final.
Sharing a image of nan arena to her Instagram Stories, Portman praised nan competitors pinch a connection of equality, writing: 'It was bonzer to watch nan US women's gymnastic squad gain nan golden badge pinch perfectly spectacular performances.
'Thank you for nan inspiration and nan beauty. #everyonewatcheswomenssports'
Natalie Portman has a guidelines successful Paris and was different American overseas keen to drawback Simone Biles and Co
Portman was spotted making somewhat improbable speech pinch FIFA's Gianni Infantino
The character shared a connection of support for Team USA and for women successful sports generally
Nicole Kidman
Another acquainted look astatine nan Bercy Arena was Nicole Kidman, successful attendance pinch her 2 daughters Faith and Sunday Rose.
The Moulin Rouge prima besides took successful nan skateboarding connected her travel to Paris.
Nicole Kidman has been taking successful a number of events astatine this year's Olympic Games successful Paris
Kidman proved her cool credentials watching nan skateboarding past play astatine La Concorde
Serena Williams
After playing a starring domiciled successful nan relaying of nan Olympic flame, nan five-time French Open champion returned to Roland Garros to return successful Novak Djokovic's second-round conflict pinch Rafael Nadal connected Phillippe-Chatrier.
The three-time Olympic champion was seating alongside Bill Gates to watch what could beryllium nan past competitory gathering betwixt nan 2 tennis giants, which saw Djokovic inflict awesome harm connected nan Spaniard, 6-1, 6-4.
Williams besides attended Sunday evening's swimming session, earlier settling down alongside erstwhile champion Michael Phelps to watch nan last of nan women's Artistic Gymnastic all-around squad arena connected Tuesday afternoon.
'We're astatine nan gymnastics having a bully time, yay,' Williams shared connected a video posted to her Instagram Stories featuring her girl Olympia. 'I support forgetting to movie Simone and Suni and everybody because it's for illustration crazy.'
Williams is much than acquainted pinch nan courts astatine Roland Garros, having won nan French Open 5 times
Just 2 days aft motoring down nan Seine connected work successful nan Opening Ceremony, nan erstwhile subordinate took successful nan swimming
Williams was reunited pinch Natalia Comenaci (covered) who shared her vessel thrust pinch nan Olympic flame
Michael Phelps
The 28-time Olympic badge victor is different US prima connected media work for Games broadcaster NBC, and has made trips to watch nan all-conquering women's Artistic Gymnastics team, and nan US golfers.
But it should travel arsenic nary astonishment that Phelps has been an avid watcher of events unfolding successful nan excavation astatine nan La Defense Arena, and paying peculiarly adjacent attraction to French superstar-in-the-making Leon Marchand.
Marchand go nan first swimmer since 1976 to declare 2 golds successful a azygous convention connected Wednesday night, pinch Phelps antecedently stressing that he was excited, not threatened, by nan 22-year-old's ascendancy.
Michael Phelps' historical feats astatine aggregate Olympics person made him 1 of nan standout athletes successful nan history of nan Games
Phelps hasn't conscionable constricted himself to pursuing swimming, besides watching Artistic Gymnastics
The erstwhile champion was besides coming connected time 1 of nan men's play astatine Le Golf National
'Nobody believed that I was capable to do nan things that I was trying to do, right? But I did, heavy down inside, and it's aforesaid point for him,' Phelps said connected Tuesday.
'A batch of group said my records were ne'er gonna beryllium surgery and untouched, but intelligibly it’s not that. And for me, I emotion it.'
Tom Cruise
After bagging a spot astatine Friday's Opening Ceremony, nan Top Gun: Maverick prima flitted betwixt events successful nan first fewer days of nan Games.
Cruise was 1 of nan legion of celebrated faces astatine nan Sunday's swimming and Artistic Gymnastics events, nan second he took successful seated pinch Barbie head Greta Gerwig, earlier promptly returning to London aft a whirlwind weekend.
Tom Cruise was joined by Greta Gerwig (front right) erstwhile he attended Artistic Gymnastics qualifying past Sunday
The Mission: Impossible prima besides took successful nan swimming, earlier returning promptly to London
Rolling Stone Mick Jagger was a astonishment beingness astatine nan fencing connected nan first play of nan Games
Mick Jagger
A noted cricket fan, nan Rolling Stones frontman was an unexpected look successful nan crowd astatine nan Grand Palais.
Jagger paid a travel to nan French superior to return successful nan first time of nan fencing astatine nan iconic venue, alongside his seven-year-old boy Devereaux.
Bill Gates
The Microsoft co-founder was a captive personnel of nan assemblage watching Biles and Co declare golden successful Team USA's victorious last connected Tuesday, and has besides been taking successful a slew of tennis events astatine Roland Garros.
Bill Gates (right) had premier seats to watch apt nan last-ever lucifer betwixt Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
The billionaire later opted to watch nan astir coveted summons successful municipality - nan women's Artistic Gymnastic squad final
Gates' girl Jennifer is joined to an Olympian group to compete adjacent week - Nayel Nassar
The billionaire tech mogul watched Tokyo 2020 golden badge victor Alexander Zverev hit his first-round force Jaume Munar, and had a spot for nan basking summons arsenic Djokovic downed Nadal days later.
But Gates had an further intent apt to support him successful Paris into adjacent week - supporting his son-in-law, a competitor astatine this year's Games.
Nayel Nassar is simply a personnel of nan Egyptian Jumping team, and is group to statesman his Olympic travel connected August 5 pinch his equine Coronado astatine Versailles, wherever nan equestrian events are being staged.
Nassar joined Gates' girl Jennifer successful 2021, and nan mates precocious confirmed that they are expecting their 2nd kid together.
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