2024-07-28 23:51:16
The Olympic Games-2024 kicked off with a slightly strange, mostly eye-popping, slightly wet and thoroughly memorable opening ceremony. This is the first time in history that the opening ceremony of the Olympics was held in a river outside a stadium.
On Friday, Paris, known as the City of Love, turned into a city of colorful lights, a city of colorful furs, a city of raindrop rhythms. However, the 4-hour opening ceremony with a boat parade of 6,800 athletes in 85 boats on the Seine river impressed everyone.
The torch was handed over to Zinedine Zidane at the start of the opening ceremony. Three children and teenagers carried it from him to the river Sein. From there, a strange performer took it for a long time to visit the houses, roofs, sky, Louvre Museum on both banks of the Seine in a strange way.
It was then handed back to World Cup winner Zidane, who carried it to the Trocadero. With that, French judo great Teddy Rainer and sprinter Marie-Jose Perec lit the Paris Olympic torch in a hot air balloon. Then it was flown in the sky of Paris.
At this time, a naval parade of athletes and delegations of the Olympic Committee of 205 countries continued on the Seine River. Along with that, music, dance and various shows continued. Through which the history, mythology, arts, sports and other aspects of Spain are highlighted.
2000 artists performed in 12 segments in the opening ceremony. And 320,000 spectators sat on both banks of the river Sin and enjoyed it. Besides, many people enjoy it from the roof of every building, through the window. And millions of viewers around the world watched the grand opening of the Paris Olympics.
10,714 athletes will compete in a total of 329 events in 32 sports at the Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 19.