{"id":170899,"date":"2024-07-23T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/olympics-why-cant-it-just-be-fun-dw-news-desk\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:00:50","slug":"olympics-why-cant-it-just-be-fun-dw-news-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/olympics-why-cant-it-just-be-fun-dw-news-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics: Why can&#8217;t it just be fun? | DW News Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2MvPpFkBzQg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Olympics: Why can't it just be fun? | DW News Desk\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MvPpFkBzQg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Paris is promising a magical, spectacular Olympics, starting with an extravagant opening parade along the Seine. 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