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2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony review: Interminable Seine procession is a washout. Nick Hilton. Updated July 27, 2024 at 3:17 AM. Camp, glam and undeniably kitsch, the opening ceremonies are ...
Floriane Issert, an officer with France's National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July 2024 across Paris, beginning at 19:30 CEST (17:30 UTC).As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings included an artistic program showcasing the culture of the host country and city, the parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.
An opening ceremony unlike any other got the 2024 edition of the Olympic Games officially underway in Paris Friday night and truly it was one that will live on in Olympic legend – though maybe ...
Part of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on the Seine, the first time such a ceremony was held on a river. This decision raised several concerns. [3] [4] Using the Seine as a public outdoor space was to make the opening ceremony accessible to many more people than usual. [3]
For months before the 2024 Summer Olympics, there had been questions surrounding Paris’ ability to hold such a massive event. The city’s residents had threatened to defecate in the Seine River ...
Read more:2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch every event and the opening ceremony The ambitious ceremony, devised by theater director Thomas Jolly , had a reported budget of $150 million.