New Delhi: The Olympic Opening Ceremony will not be held in a stadium in Paris for the first time in history. Instead, dozens of boats will carry thousands of athletes and performers on a 6km floating parade on the River Seine. The Paris Olympics 2024 will begin on July 26. The Opening Ceremony begins at 7:30 PM IST and is expected to last four hours. This year 32 sports will be played including 28 core Olympic sports. Breakdance, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing are making debuts in Paris Olympics.
Departing from the Austerlitz bridge, the boats carrying athletes and artists will sail by Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral and arrive near the Eiffel Tower. They will pass under bridges and gateways, including the Pont des Arts and Pont Neuf, and near many of the French capital’s landmarks. The organizers have also made sure that not a single riverbank or bridge that won’t be filled with music, dance, or performance. However, details of the artists performing in the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony have been kept secret.
The Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony will have 10,500 athletes and around 222,000 people will get free invites, while 104,000 will have to buy a ticket. The show will be attended by over 100 heads of state and government and over 300000 people will watch from the river’s banks. The boats which will carry the athletes will have cameras equipped with for those around the world who will be watching on television.
It’s time to warm-up. The Olympic Games are almost here! #Paris2024 @Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/uPVlzrIRu1
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 23, 2024
Over 45,000 police will be deployed to ensure a smooth Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony. Special intervention forces and snipers will be deployed at the top of the buildings along the route.
Live streaming of Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony will be available on Jio Cinema in India. Sports18 has the broadcast rights of Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony.
