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During the band's performance, the masked torchbearer turns up and uses the Olympic flame to light up the stage for French singer Aya Nakamura, who performed a mashup of three songs: "Pookie", "Djadja" and some stanzas from "For me formidable", in front of the Institut de France in a special brass version with the Choir of the French Army and ...
Mysterious masked torchbearer captivates the internet Throughout the ceremony, a mysterious hooded and masked figure whizzed across a zip line from rooftop to rooftop, and along the Seine, as the ...
A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 26, 2024.
The first well-known major athlete to light the cauldron was nine-time Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Other famous final torch bearers include 1960 decathlon gold medallist Rafer Johnson, who became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics, [1] French football star Michel Platini (), heavyweight boxing champion ...
The Olympic Games have been featured in numerous sport video games, whether officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee or not. These games often feature several sports and an Olympic theme. Starting with the 1980 Moscow Olympics, an official or unofficial Olympic tie-in video game has been released to coincide with all of the ...
French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner arrive to light the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. ... over the 1992 and 1996 ...
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. ZIZOU’S FLAME. French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane kicked off the opening ceremony with the Olympic flame in ...
The final torchbearer, Olympic gold medalist diver He Chong (何冲) was accompanied by two children, Xiong Yuxiang (熊钰翔) and daughter of director, Chen Jiayu (陈佳雨). The trio used the flame to light the fuse of a traditional Chinese firecraker that produced an explosion which ignited the cauldron tower directly above it.