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With the Paris 2024 Olympics bringing people from all over the world together, many are representing their countries by wearing their national colors. Others are carrying around their country's flag.

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Others are carrying around their country's flag. With the Paris 2024 Olympics bringing people from all over the world together, many are representing their countries by wearing their national colors.