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Here are some photo highlights from the most ambitious opening ceremony in the 128-year history of the modern Olympiad. Image: Opening Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 0 (Kevin C. Cox ...
Take a tour of Paris: Iconic venues will provide a distinctly French backdrop at the Olympics. Chet Hill and Jiachuan Wu and Nigel Chiwaya. April 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM. Paris 2024.
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
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.
Gabriel Medina represented Brazil at the men's shortboard competition of the 2024 Summer Olympics hosted in Paris, with the surfing events being held in Tahiti. [12] [1] [7] [3] During the fifth heat of the third day of the competition (29 July), facing off against Kanoa Igarashi from Japan, [2] Medina surfed a big wave and received a record score of 9.90.
The 2024 Paris Games are a made-for-TV Olympics with the Eiffel Tower, Château de Versailles, the Seine, and the Grand Palais each hosting events.
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the Kingdom of Greece, and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris, France.