Today is the culmination of years of planning and billions of dollars in investments for Olympics organizers and officials. It hasn’t come without controversy, though, and its impact on the lives of everyday Parisians is profound.

The Washington Post’s Ava Wallace speaks with Post foreign correspondents Claire Parker and Rick Noack, who are covering these Games, about the price and stakes of pulling off a successful Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Today’s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Allison Michaels and Joe Tone. Thanks to Marisa Bellack.

John Zmirak