Paris Olympics 2024: Opening ceremony – as it happened
By Kevin HandPublished 2024-07-26 08:44Updated 2024-07-29 08:08Source: Al Jazeera
The torchbearers, French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner, arrive to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]
Lady Gaga was the first act of the event along the River Seine. Celine Dion performed the closing act.
It is the first time in the history of the games that the ceremony was not held inside the Olympic Stadium of the host city.
Although this is the official opening, the first events of the game took place on Wednesday, with the men’s football tournament.
The games will run until the evening of August 11.
Keep up to date: You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Paris 2024 Olympics tournament page with all the news and features as well as event build-up and live text commentary on selected football, basketball, tennis and boxing fixtures. Stay informed with real-time updates from Paris 2024 with our Olympics events calendar, medal table and results pages.
