2024 Summer Olympic Games open in Paris – photos, video
The official opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games has taken place in Paris.
Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company
Details: For the first time in history, the opening ceremony took place outside the Olympic stadium. It started off with athletes from the 206 participating countries sailing down the River Seine in the heart of Paris on boats.
The Ukrainian athletes took part in the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony and sang the famous Ukrainian song, Chervona Ruta. Tennis player Elina Svitolina and swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk were the flag bearers.
Legendary athletes such as former footballer Zinedine Zidane and tennis player Rafael Nadal participated in the Olympic torch relay.
Many famous athletes and celebrities, including Ukrainian track and field athlete Serhii Bubka, rapper Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams and others, also took part in the Olympic torch relay.
Rafael Nadal raises the Olympic Flame into the Parisian night sky. 🔥
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024
The Olympic Torch Relay is almost complete. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/XTHObVtImm
The Olympic flame was lit by two three-time Olympic champions: track and field sprinter Marie-José Pérec and judoka Teddy Riner. Instead of the usual cauldron, the fire took the form of a balloon as a tribute to the first hydrogen-filled balloon flight, which took place in Paris in 1783.
Background: The 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August. 10,714 athletes will compete for 329 sets of medals.
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