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Italian flag bearer Gianmarco Tamberi lost his wedding ring during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The ANSA news agency said on Saturday that the ring slipped off his finger and fell into the Seine as the Italian team celebrated the start of the Games during the athletes’ parade on the Paris river. The joint 2021 high jump gold medallist later apologized to his wife, Chiara Bontempi. “I’m sorry, my dear, I’m so sorry. Too much water, too many kilos lost in the last few months or perhaps the big enthusiasm for what we were doing. Probably all three,” he said. “May it be a good omen …

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