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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.
The Olympics opening ceremony kicks off off on July 26, marking the ceremonial start to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The opening ceremonies are always different — this year, especially so.
The IOC barred athletes from Russia and Belarus from opening ceremonies at the Paris Olympics as organizers target countries "responsible for the war" in Ukraine.
Afterwards, the IOC proceeded with the voting on whether the committee accepted the French Alps and Salt Lake City, Utah as hosts of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics, respectively. [ 6 ] The French bid was a latecomer in the competition to host, [ 7 ] going into "targeted dialogue" with the IOC in late November 2023, [ 8 ] only four months ...
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening ceremony on July 26 will ...
The opening ceremony took place outside a traditional stadium setting for the first time, with the parade of nations conducted as a boat parade along the Seine from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna, with the official protocol taking place at Place du Trocadéro in a temporary "mini-stadium". The 6-kilometre (3.7-mile) parade route featured ...
[2] [3] [4] Individual neutral athletes must be first background checked and then approved by each sport's international federation, and then by a special panel created by the IOC. [5] Due to the AIN participating as a neutral team under certain conditions, the delegation did not march the parade of nations during the opening ceremony and did ...
Not every delegation got its own boat. Here was the order of countries for the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations: 1. Greece. 2. Refugee Olympic Team. 3. Afghanistan. 4. South Africa. 5 ...