PARIS (AP) — Fans are making sure their favorite Olympians know that they are at the Olympic venues yelling, screaming and supporting them in their medal pursuit by waving cutouts with their faces. American and French athletes are the most featured. From Simone Biles to Teddy Riner – here is a selection of photos highlighting fans cutouts at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Fans cheer along the track of the women’s mountain bike cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Elancourt, France. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
United States fans cheer , as one holds a cutout of LeBron James, before the start a men’s basketball game between the United States South Sudan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Supporters of France’s Felix Lebrun holding his cutout, cheer ahead of the men’s singles semifinal table tennis match against China’s Fan Zhendong at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Supporters show a cutout of Matthew Anderson, of the United States, during the group C volleyball match between the United States and Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Jeff Toy of Buffalo, N.Y., poses with cutouts of United States’ Miles Evans and Chase Budingeri after a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Fans hold a cutout of French swimmer Yohann Ndoye Brouard at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Spectators hold cutouts with the image of Chile’s Diego Moya as they cheer along the Champs-Elysees during the men’s individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Gold medalist, Leon Marchand, left, of France, greets a fan after the men’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Fans of France cheer holding a cutout depicting France’s Teddy Riner during men’s +100 kg elimination round match in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
France fans cheer holding a cutout that depicts France’s Joan-Benjamin Gaba during the men -73 kg elimination round match in team judo competition at Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
France fans cheer during a match in the team judo competition at Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Fans of France cheer holding a cutout depicting France’s Romane Dicko during the women’s +78 kg bronze medal match in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Fans of France cheer holding cutouts depicting French athletes during the mixed team elimination round in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
