2024-07-31 23:51:53
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium.
Although sports activities began this Wednesday, the JParis 2024 Olympic Games will officially begin with the opening ceremony, which will be held this Friday, July 26 and will have several new features that will make this parade historic.
The opening of the sporting event will take place at 19:30 French time, while In Chile it will be at 1:30 p.m. and can be seen by Open TV through Chilevisión and via streaming by Claro Sports. In this context, It is estimated that it will last for more than three hours.
Everything you need to know about the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadiumsince the parade of the representatives of the countries will be in boats that will sail along the Seine River and will pass by the most emblematic sites of Paris.
The river will replace the traditional athletics track and the docks will be transformed into stands for the thousands of spectators who will attend the event.
Regarding the parade route, the starting point will be at the Austerlitz Bridgenext to the Jardin des Plantes and will continue for six kilometers to the west, passing by emblematic and tourist sites such as Our Lady and the Louvre.
After that, the boats with the national delegations will arrive at the Trocadero (esplanade in front of the Torre Eiffel). In that place, the Olympic Pebetero and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be inaugurated.
How many boats and how many athletes will take part in the opening ceremony of Paris 2024?
During the parade there will be present about 100 boats with approximately 10,500 athletesThe largest national delegations will have boats to themselves, while countries with fewer representatives will share a boat.
In addition, there will be cameras installed on the roofs, which will allow spectators to closely view the emotions of the athletes at the Olympic event.
How many people will be able to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games live?
Nearly 600,000 people will be able to see the opening of Paris 2024 in person. Of these, 222,000 got free tickets to witness the traditional event from the upper banks of the River Seine. While there were 104,000 tickets on sale for the lower springs.
In case you are in Paris and have not been able to get your ticket, there will be 80 giant screens throughout the French capital to follow the parade.
In addition, it is estimated that 1.5 billion people from all over the world to watch the ceremony via television and streaming signals.