The 2024 Paris Olympics kicked off with a thrilling start for Italy, highlighted by Filippo Ganna winning the country's first medal, an impressive silver in the men's cycling time trial.

Ganna clocked in at 36:27.08, just 14.92 seconds behind Belgium's Remco Evenepoel, who took gold.

The Italian team is eager to surpass their Tokyo 2020 record of 40 medals, and they began strong with Jasmine Paolini's victory in tennis and Luigi Samele's bronze in men's sabre fencing.

The Italian men's volleyball team also celebrated a successful debut, defeating Brazil 3-1. As the games progress, Italy aims to continue its medal-winning momentum across various sports.