Olympic firsts that will amaze you

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Image caption, St Lucia has won a medal at the Olympics for the first time in history, but what other firsts have happened at the Paris Olympics 2024?

The Paris 2024 Olympics have been historic for many reasons.

The organisers of this year's Olympics are hoping to be the first carbon neutral Games, meaning organisers want to make sure they offset the carbon impact of the event.

It's the first Olympics to have almost the same number of men and women competing - 5630 male athletes and 5416 female athletes in total.

Individual athletes are making history too - let's take a look at some of the firsts from this year's Games.

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