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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 2024 was the first Olympics in history to reach full gender parity on the field of play, with equal numbers of male and female athletes. [ 12 ] The United States topped the medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games and 19th time overall , with 40 gold and 126 total medals. [ 13 ]
As with previous years, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) produced the world feed provided to local broadcasters for use in their coverage. [1] In most regions, broadcast rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympics were packaged together, but some broadcasters obtained rights to further games as well.
The Opening Ceremony parade (featuring more than 90 boats) starts at 1:30 p.m. ET and will last around 3 hours. You can watch it on NBC and Peacock, as well as nbcolympics.com and nbc.com . In ...
In an unprecedented display of inclusivity, drag queens took center stage at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, showcasing the vibrant and influential role of the French LGBTQ+ community ...
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)
On 13 December 2021, it was announced that the opening ceremony would feature athletes being transported by boat from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna along the Seine river. The 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) route passed landmarks such as the Louvre, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Place de la Concorde, and feature cultural presentations. The official ...
The capital city of France hosts the Games for the third time ever and the first time in a century